From the president on down, leading members of the Trump administration suggest their work on cybersecurity has been a rescue mission from the Obama days. Yet President Trump’s new strategy is earning high marks — along with a few inevitable brickbats — from veterans of the previous administration.

“We inherited a cybersecurity mess … they ignored cybersecurity threats,” Vice President Mike Pence said recently.

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