President Obama signs orders allowing sanctions over cyberattacks
President Obama has signed an executive order paving the way for sanctions against groups that carry out digital attacks on the US. The news was reported by The Washington Post last night and officially announced this morning in a press release. “I’m, for the first time, authorizing targeted sanctions against individuals or entities whose actions in cyberspace result in significant threats to the national security, foreign policy, or economic health or financial stability of the United States,” Obama said. “From now on, we have the power to freeze their assets, make it harder for them to do business with US companies, and limit their ability to profit from their misdeeds.”
Source:: The Verge
