President Obama called for strengthening cybersecurity and privacy protection in his State of the Union speech Tuesday. Most security experts agree with the President’s overall goals, but warn of potential unintended consequences that could do more harm than good.
A vision for stronger cybersecurity
The President outlined three broad areas to focus on: cybersecurity information sharing, modernization of law enforcement agencies’ weapons against cybercrime, and national data breach reporting. Those are all worthy goals, however, they’re not necessarily the more urgent ones. Security experts disagree on how—or whether—these goals can even be achieved.
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