U.S. President Barack Obama will appoint a government-wide cybersecurity coordinator and elevate cybersecurity concerns to a top management priority for the U.S. government, he announced Friday.

Grant Gross, IDG News Service, PC World
May 29, 2009 9:30 am

The White House will also develop a new, comprehensive national cybersecurity strategy, with help from private experts, and it will invest in "cutting edge" cybersecurity research and development, Obama said in a short speech.
The U.S. government, businesses and utilities face cyberattacks constantly, Obama said. "It's now clear that this cyberthreat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation," he said. "It's also clear that we're not as prepared as we should be, as a government, or as a country." [Comments...]