President Obama Unveils $19 Billion Plan To Overhaul U.S. Cybersecurity

erier2003 writes: President Obama on Tuesday unveiled an expansive plan to bolster government and private-sector cybersecurity by establishing a federal coordinator for cyber efforts, proposing a commission to study future work, and asking Congress for funds to overhaul dangerously obsolete computer systems. His newly signed executive orders contain initiatives to better prepare college students for cybersecurity careers, streamline federal computer networks, and certify Internet-connected devices as secure. The Cybersecurity National Action Plan also establishes a Federal Privacy Council (to review how the government stores Americans' personal information), creates the post of Chief Information Security Officer, and establishes a Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.

Comments

Let me be clear

[erapert]

"I only intend to improve the cybersecurity of the government while doing everything I can to undermine the security of regular peon-- er-- people."

Re:Obongo

[__aaclcg7560]

Overlooking the fact that George W. front loaded the debt for Obama by not paying for Medicare reform and tax cuts, and keeping two wars off the books.