Information Protection and Security

A Senate bill introduced earlier this year and still under consideration would give the president the power to shut down and disconnect any government or private computer network or system that is compromised by a cyberattack. 
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Hackers broke into more than a dozen Web sites for members of theU.S. House of Representatives in the past week, replacing portions of their home pages with digital graffiti, according House officials.
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A U.S. document containing sensitive details about hundreds of civilian nuclear sites across the country was posted online Monday, an apparently inadvertent security breach that had federal officials scrambling yesterday to remedy the mistake.

President Obama this morning unveiled an initiative to beef up cybersecurity, announcing a new "czar" to oversee the efforts. The czar will coordinate an effort to safeguard computer networks that run stock markets, air traffic control, power grids, and other key systems. The New York Times reported today that the military plans its own new command for cyberspace.
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The Pentagon plans to create a new military command for cyberspace, administration officials said Thursday, stepping up preparations by the armed forces to conduct both offensive and defensive computer warfare.
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“The administration recognizes the very serious threats public and private sector networks face from cybercrime and cyberattack,” Gibbs said during Tuesday’s press briefing. “Recognizing these threats the President has elevated cybersecurity to a major administration priority, undertaking the early comprehensive interagency review.”