President Barack Obama planned to unveil the legislative plan during an event at the federal government’s cyber security agency outside Washington. The event is part of a week-long administration focus on combatting cybercrime.
That push was preceded by Monday’s hacking of the Twitter account belonging to U.S. Central Command, the military body responsible for waging Obama’s mission against Islamic State terrorists in Syria and Iraq. Hackers posted pro-ISIS messages and some non-classified military documents, and officials described the social media breach as vandalism rather than an attack.
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Retailers say they’re open to working more closely with the government on countering cybercrime.
“Collaboration between industry and government to share threat information is crucial in the fight against sophisticated and persistent cyber criminals,” said Nicholas Ahrens, who heads cybersecurity efforts at the Retail Industry Leaders Association. He said his group’s members were ready to coordinate with federal agencies to “protect customers from cyber criminals.”