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President Obama’s cybersecurity
By karen | May 28, 2009
It seems that everything relies on computers and the internet now — Cyber security involves protecting that online information by preventing, detecting, and responding to attacks. Some attacks are more serious than others. Among these attacks are viruses erasing entire computer systems, someone breaking into a system and altering files, or someone breaking in and stealing personal information and committing fraud or identity theft.
During Obama’s presidential campaign, he pledged to bump up the issue of cybersecurity to “top priority” and appoint a national cybersecurity adviser. And it seems he is gearing up to honor that promise. The commitment was to establish the proper structure within the government to ensure cybersecurity issues continue to receive top-level attention and enhanced coordination.
This new official would develop a strategy to protect the nation’s government-run and private computer networks. The idea is have a senior official who can contact the president, directly. READ MORE>
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