Cybersecurity Executive Order Aims to Increase Information Sharing and Strengthen Defenses
By Nickolas Milonas, Marc Martin, and Paul Stimers
In the wake of recent cyber attacks on US banks, newspapers, and government agencies, President Obama signed an executive order to strengthen the nation’s cyber defenses and protect its critical infrastructure. The President announced the executive order during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, noting the order aims to increase “information sharing” between government and industry and to develop “standards to protect our national security, our jobs, and our privacy.”