Obama executive order urges companies to share cyber threat data

[george]

Obama executive order urges companies to share cyber threat data
BY LARRY BANKS

Last year there were dozens of cyber attacks on large companies, such as Sony Pictures and countless others. But now President Obama is taking some positive steps to fight back against the constant cyber threats.

Cyber threat legislation mandates companies to share information

Just last month he announced new legislation for companies to share information about hacking activity so that it can be investigated whilst protecting consumer privacy. But pushing such legislation has been a consistent failure over the past few years, so he has now issued an executive order which mandates companies to do so.

Full story: http://www.streetwisejournal.com/obamas-cyber-threat-order/6483/

[Chicog]

About time.

Mind you, Facebook's new threat sharing platform is getting a lot buzz. I've signed up for more. They've already got people like Yahoo, Twitter and Dropbox on board.

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/13/facebooks-new-threatexchange-will-rally-companies-to-squash-internet-badness/

https://threatexchange.fb.com/

[NeverSure]

King Obama, trying to go around Congress again. If this little narcissist can't get a law passed he tries executive orders.

[Chicog]

King Obama, trying to go around Congress again. If this little narcissist can't get a law passed he tries executive orders.

Unfortunately he seems to be the only one actually doing anything about a critical subject.

If Congress took their fingers out of their behinds and passed a proper cybersecurity law, he wouldn't have to, would he?