Following the controversial hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment, President Obama announced the need for new measures designed to strengthen cybersecurity and protect against “cyber-terrorism”. Obama said the recent hacking of the Pentagon twitter account shows there is “much more work” to be done in both public and private sectors. The President called cyber threats “an urgent and growing danger.”
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/13/obama-cybersecurity-bill-privacy-campaigners-warning