Obama Campaign Plank Hints at Cyber Executive Order

The Democratic party platform sends the strongest signal yet that President Obama intends to issue an executive order demanding companies secure their computers against cyberattacks.

“Going forward, the president will continue to take executive action to strengthen and update our cyber defenses,” the plank states. While the Democratic proposal stands by the belief that a cyber mandate would be best at building security and privacy into public-private partnerships: “President Obama has supported comprehensive cybersecurity legislation that would help business and government protect against risks of cyber attacks while also safeguarding the privacy rights of our citizens.