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The federal government can t protect your cyber data by itself.That s why President Obama is expected to unveil executive actions Friday designed to increase information sharing among private sector companies and federal law enforcement. At a cybersecurity summit to be held on the Stanford University campus Friday, Obama will announce initiatives to form organizations that will gather, share and analyze information, as well as ease access to cybersecurity threat information for corporate entities. The executive order is also expected to enable the Department of Homeland Security DHS to better manage the flow of information into the government. The administration says strengthening the federal government s capabilities is becomi stanley cup ng increasingly necessary to protect American consumers. Cybersecurity and consumer protection are two sides of the same coin, Obama s economic adviser, Jeff Zients said, in a briefing with reporters. When a company invests in strong cybersecurity, they are protecting not just their own stanley becher networks, but in most cases their customers information and security as well. The White House is introducing these policies after several large-scale security hack stanley termohrnek s have claimed major corporate victims like retail giant Target and Anthem, America s second largest health care insurance provider. These breaches have put the personal information of millions of Americans at risk, compromising everything from addresses and Ykil Schieffer: W.H. praying Trump, Palin get GOP nom
White House/Pete Souza President Obama met Wednesday with his national security team, the latest in his series of meetings on the best way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This is the eighth in the series of meetings Mr. Obama has had on drafting a new strategy in the turbulent region ndash; a decision that includes how many additional U.S. troops to send to Afghanistan.Those taking part in today s meeting include the usual members of the war coun stanley cup website cil: Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike stanley cups uk Mullen, National Security advisor James Jones, and the top U.S. officials in Afghanistan ndash; Gen. Stanley McChrys stanley becher tal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, who participate in the meeting by way of a secure video teleconference. Also taking part was Gen. David Petraeus, who, as head of U.S. Central Command, oversees military operations in Afghanistan. Petraeus said on CNN today that the president is nearing a decision on this very important topic. He said he thinks the process ndash; though lengthy ndash; has been very productive and very useful.British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, meanwhile, told parliament that he expects Mr. Obama to announce a decision in a few days. But a senior White House official tells CBS News an announcement is still a ways off, since Mr. Obama leaves tomorrow on a 9-day trip to Asia and will not announce his decision till after he returns.Here |
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