http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/43.aspxThe place where you'll find daily HotHardware News stories for discussion, that don't relate to a specific HH Forum category.enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/thread/446522.aspxWed, 13 Feb 2013 01:31:38 GMTba4e517a-01ef-48a6-b096-821b95afe388:446522realneil0http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/thread/446522.aspxhttp://hothardware.com/cs/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=43&PostID=446522<p>This is a very real problem for corporations and the government too.</p> <p>It needs serious attention and action taken soonest.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/thread/446497.aspxTue, 12 Feb 2013 18:02:12 GMTba4e517a-01ef-48a6-b096-821b95afe388:446497News0http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/thread/446497.aspxhttp://hothardware.com/cs/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=43&PostID=446497<div class="newsText" id="dvPreComment"><img alt="" style="float: right;" src="http://hothardware.com/newsimages/Item24492/Obama_thumbnail.jpg" />Amid increasing threats of cyber attacks by foreign forces, the <a href="http://hothardware.com/Tags/white-house.aspx">White House</a> is reportedly going to release an executive order intended to improve the nation&#39;s cyber defenses. Details of the directive are expected to be released during a briefing tomorrow morning at the U.S. Department of Commerce.<br /> <br /> According to <em>The Hill</em>, which claims to have spoken with two people familiar with the matter, the executive order would establish voluntary <a href="http://hothardware.com/Tags/cybersecurity.aspx">cybersecurity</a> standards for businesses operating critical infrastructure. Government agencies, in turn, would be required to share information about potential threats with businesses.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://hothardware.com/newsimages/Item24492/Obama.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama" /> </div> <br /> "It represents a huge challenge for our country. He has called on Congress to take action. Unfortunately, Congress has thus far refused legislatively," White House press secretary Jay Carney said during a press briefing. "But I don’t have any previews to provide."<br /> <br /> The executive order is no doubt motivated by recent hacker attacks, including one on the U.S. Federal Reserve a week ago, for which the hactivist organization Anonymous has taken credit for.<br /> <br /> As part of the amended order, which has undergone several changes in the past few months, businesses that operate critical infrastructures would receive protection from legal action and other other incentives in exchange for adopting the new policies.</div><div class="newsTextBody" id="dvBody"></div><div class="newsText" id="dvComment"></div>