"While this will not be the last major incident, the SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange UCGs highlight the priority and focus the administration places on cybersecurity, and at improving incident response for both the U.S. government and the private sector," Neuberger said. Matthew Cornelius, executive director of the Alliance for Digital Innovation, called the White House's announcement "encouraging." "We hope that the executive order, and any associated actions, will seek to bring together government and industry as the default option, rather than having agencies implement taskings first and without the benefit of robust, collaborative engagement with their vital partners in the private sector," he said, referring to a pending, wide-ranging executive order focused on cybersecurity the White House is expected to unveil in the coming weeks. This article was first posted to FCW, a sibling site to Defense Systems.