4.5.1: Cybersecurity
Continue to take steps to deter, prevent, detect, and defend against cyber intrusions. Other Information:
Cybersecurity threats represent one of the most serious potential national security, public safety, and economic challenges
we face. The very technologies that empower us to lead and create also empower individual criminal hackers, organized criminal
groups, terrorist networks, and other advanced nations to disrupt the critical infrastructure that is vital to our economy,
commerce, public safety, and military. Defending against cyber threats requires networks that are secure, trustworthy, and
resilient. The President and the administration have taken unprecedented steps to defend America from cyber attacks, including
creating the first military command dedicated to cybersecurity and conducting a full review of the federal government's efforts
to protect our information and our infrastructure. We will continue to take steps to deter, prevent, detect, and defend against
cyber intrusions by investing in cutting-edge research and development, promoting cybersecurity awareness and digital literacy,
and strengthening private sector and international partnerships. President Obama has supported comprehensive cybersecurity
legislation that would help business and government protect against risks of cyber attacks while also safeguarding the privacy
rights of our citizens. And, going forward, the President will continue to take executive action to strengthen and update
our cyber defenses.
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