President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity by “focusing on critical protections against foreign cyber threats and enhancing secure technology practices,” the White House announced. The Order “amends problematic elements of Obama and Biden-era Executive Orders” and directs the Federal government to advance secure software development, the White House stated. Publicly traded companies in the cybersecurity space include Check Point (CHKP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), CyberArk (CYBR), F5 Networks (FFIV), Fortinet (FTNT), Gen Digital (GEN), Okta (OKTA), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Qualys (QLYS). Companies working in the quantum computing space include D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), Quantum (QMCO), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), Sealsq (LAES), Quantum Computing (QUBT) and Honeywell (HON).
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