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Executive Order Allows Sanctions On Foreign Hackers

Thursday, April 2nd, 2015

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Executive Order Allows Sanctions On Foreign Hackers

White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel. Photo: White House.

President Obama issued an executive order on Wednesday that would allow the U.S. government to impose sanctions on foreign entities that engage in malicious cyber activities that create a significant threat to the United States.Obama declared the increasing severity of malicious cyber attacks from entities outside the United States a national emergency, prompting the executive order.The order authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and Attorney General, to impose sanctions when the activities are…

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