Analysts: Obama's Much-Touted New Cybersecurity Plan Is Full of Holes

Meet Your 2009 Cybersecurity Team Starting Lineup! : Courtesy of Whitehouse.gov

From Popsci.com:

After a year of alarm and hype, cybersecurity has finally made it to the top of the Obama administration's to-do list. President Obama, introducing a new report on U.S. cybersecurity in a speech on Friday, said cybersecurity represents "one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation." The White House has even produced a web video and blog to help sell the new initiative.

However, while many experts applaud this new focus as vital to protecting critical U.S. infrastructure and economic institutions, some analysts have noted that the report fails to answer many key questions, contains a number of inconsistencies and possible inaccuracies, and generally exaggerates the threat to the country.

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My Comment: Most commentary has been positive (including from me) .... but here is an opposite point of view.