America has failed for too long to protect the security of its
computer networks, President Barack Obama said Friday, announcing he
will name a new cyber czar to press for action.
Surrounded by a
slew of government officials, aides and corporate executives, Obama
said the U.S. has reached a "transformational moment" when computer
networks are probed and attacked millions of times a day.
He said
he will soon pick the person he wants to head a new White House office
of cyber security, and that person will report to the National Security
Council and the National Economic Council -- a nod to his contention
that the country's economic prosperity depends on cybersecurity. (AP)