Cybersecurity And The State Of The Union

As we await President Obama's first State of the Union address of his second term, we have had several unnerving calls to action, one of which is the recent public acknowledgement that The Wall street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post believe they have been victims of hacking by Chinese agents.  This may not have the immediacy of a nuclear attack or the emotional impact of the Newtown slaying of school children, but it does impact the state of the U.S. economy.  Cyber attacks reflect the intentional undermining of the commercial competitiveness of the victims.

The news media have anticipated that the President is going to issue an executive order addressing the issue of cybersecurity.