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Assessing the Cyber Security Executive Order
The Obama administration has released an Executive Order (EO) designed to improve the cybersecurity of the nation’s critical infrastructures such as power plants, financial systems, and telecommunications networks. The document represents a solid first step, but as the administration and leaders in Congress recognize, much remains to be done. This paper summarizes five strengths of [...]
White House mulls move as cybersecurity bill fails
The White House said Thursday it was considering an executive order on cybersecurity after legislation on infrastructure protection failed again in the Senate. “The president is determined to protect our nation against cyber threats,” said Caitlin Hayden, spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council after Wednesday’s failure in the Senate of a bill aimed [...]


