The White House released its National Cyber Strategy on March 6, outlining six pillars to guide U.S. cyber operations and calling for "unprecedented coordination between the government and the private sector." The same day, U.S. President Donald Trump also signed an executive order on combating cybercrime, fraud and predatory schemes, including ransomware.

The National Cyber Strategy's six pillars are: shape adversary behavior, promote common sense regulation, modernize and secure federal government networks, secure critical infrastructure, sustain superiority in critical and emerging technologies, and build talent and capacity. The strategy also claimed the White House would work "to counter the spread of the surveillance state and authoritarian technologies that monitor and repress citizens." Meanwhile, Trump's executive order called for a "comprehensive review to determine what operational, technical, diplomatic, and regulatory tools could be improved to combat transnational criminal organizations" and directs administration officials to present an action plan identifying criminal organizations engaged in cybercrime.