International Cyber Terrorism

sector. The second highlight of the plan is to change Government IT. The new
Government IT will make it so that a more secure IT can be put in place. The third
highlight of the plan is to give Americans knowledge on how they can secure their online
accounts and avoid theft of their personal information through multi-factor
authentication. The fourth highlight of the plan is to invest 35% more money that was
invested in 2016 into cybersecurity.
Other Government Efforts
In addition to regulation, the federal government has tried to improve cybersecurity by
allocating more resources to research and collaborating with the private sector to write
standards. In 2003, the President's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace made
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for security recommendations
and researching national solutions. The plan calls for cooperative efforts between
government and industry "to create an emergency response system to cyber-attacks
and to reduce the nation's vulnerability to such threats " In 2004, the US Congress
allocated $4.7 billion toward cybersecurity and achieving many of the goals stated in the
President's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace. Some industry security experts
state that the President's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace is a good first step
but is insufficient. Bruce Schneier stated, "The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace
hasn't secured anything yet." However, the President's National Strategy clearly states
that the purpose is to provide a framework for the owners of computer systems to
improve their security rather than the government taking over and solving the
problem. However, companies that participate in the collaborative efforts outlined in the
strategy are not required to adopt the discovered security solutions.
In the United States, the US Congress is trying to make information more transparent
after the Cyber Security Act of 2012, which would have created voluntary standards for
protecting vital infrastructure, failed to pass through the Senate. In February 2013,
the White House issued an executive order, titled "Improving Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity," which allows the executive branch to share information about threats
with more companies and individuals. In April 2013, the House of Representatives
passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), which calls for
protecting against lawsuits aimed at companies that disclose breach
information. The Obama administration said that it might veto the bill.
India
In the light of the hacking of the website of the Indian Space Agency's commercial arm
in 2015, Antrix Corporation and government's Digital India program, a cyberlaw expert
and advocate at the Supreme Court of India, Pavan Duggal, stated that "a dedicated
cyber security legislation as a key requirement for India. It is not sufficient to merely put
cyber security as a part of the IT Act. We have to see cyber security not only from the
sectoral perspective, but also from the national perspective."
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