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February 14, 2013

Feds' cyber plan leaves many questions

  • Lawmakers and experts say businesses need legal protection so they don't get sued if they acknowledge they've been hacked or share that data with competitors.
    • By ANNE FLAHERTY
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — Warning that American companies are the target of an intensive cyber espionage campaign, President Barack Obama's top security officials on Wednesday said they are struggling to defend the nation from attacks on its private computer networks and called on Congress to pass legislation that would close regulatory gaps.

    The executive order, which Obama signed Tuesday, relies heavily on participation from U.S. industry in creating new voluntary standards for protecting information. The order also expands the government's effort to share threat data with companies.


     
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