White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection

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On February 12th, President Obama signed an Executive Order to encourage and promote sharing of cybersecurity threat information within the private sector and between the private sector and government. Rapid information sharing is an essential element of effective cybersecurity, because it enables U.S. companies to work together to respond to threats, rather than operating alone. This Executive Order lays out a framework for expanded information sharing designed to help companies work together, and work with the federal government, to quickly identify and protect against cyber threats on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the people’s information.

Read about the executive order http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/12/fact-sheet-executive-order-promoting-private-sector-cybersecurity-inform

At the State of Union, Obama had asked Congress to pass new legislation, saying that “no foreign nation, no hacker, should be able to shut down our networks, steal our trade secrets, or invade the privacy of American families.”

Two years ago, the President issued Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.

One year ago, NIST released the first version of the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.

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