Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Will President Obama Issue An Executive Order On Cybersecurity?

Obama Faces Delicate Decision as Cyberattack Fears Rise -- National Journal

Experts urge action, but the politics of cybersecurity can be tricky.

At the height of the economic crisis in 2008, Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” comedy news show rolled out the character Oscar Rogers as a faux financial commentator. His advice on how to restore the economy? “Fix it! It needs to be fixed! Now!”

Four years later, lawmakers are grappling with a cybercrisis, and despite rising concerns, legislative debates over how to secure U.S. networks and infrastructure have often resembled nothing so much as Oscar Rogers yelling “Fix it!”

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My Comment: I never like the idea of this President or any other President circumventing Congress .... the precedent that it establishes all but guarantees abuses and problems in the future.

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