1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auKate Knibbshttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/kateknibbs-usa/Obama's Cybersecurity Order Is Meh rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zfEajCJRXA"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2015/02/obamas-cybersecurity-order-is-meh/">Obama’s Cybersecurity Order Is Meh </a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2015/02/obamas-cybersecurity-order-is-meh/embed/#?secret=zfEajCJRXA" width="600" height="338" title="“Obama’s Cybersecurity Order Is Meh ” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="zfEajCJRXA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/14/umtzziubwojtavlouvmx.jpg?quality=75636358US President Barack Obama signed an executive order last week to bulk up the US federal government’s cybersecurity efforts. It focuses on creating ways for the private sector to share threat information with the government. Unfortunately, it may do more to further jeopardise consumer privacy than it will to effectively minimize cyberthreats.