President Takes Cybersecurity Seriously...

Recently President Obama has considered an overhaul of the current system that protects the nations cyber information. It is currently outdated (created in 2003) and leaves a lot of "wiggle room" for a cyber attacker to swoop in and steal or harm the integrity of government information that is shared between the private sectors. Year after year Congress has debated what to do concerning the matter but have not come to any sustainable conclusions. Mr. Obama states is ready to take on Congress unless something is agreed upon.

This sends a strong message that the President highly values the presence of cybersecurity ideals. Think about what a wide-spread online attack to information would do to this country. Since we rely so heavily on computers and transacting business online it would completely devastate the whole country. We would essentially be boxed out from the rest of the world with little interaction.

Reference:

Kincaid, M. (2012, August 31). Cybersecurity news roundup: Obama administration considers cyber options. Retrieved from http://www.clearancejobs.com/defense-news/848/cybersecurity-news-round-up-obama-administration-considers-cyber-options