Cyber warriors see politics muddying security efforts


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 16 Feb 2017

A padlock is displayed at the Alert Logic booth during the 2016 Black Hat cyber-security conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. August 3, 2016. REUTERS/David Becker

SAN FRANCISCO: President Donald Trump has vowed to improve cyberattack defence, but security experts meeting this week say a fractious domestic and international political landscape could hamstring efforts to improve internet security. 

As the White House mulls an executive order on cybersecurity to combat an epidemic of data breaches and hacks, participants at the annual RSA Conference voiced concern that dwindling political unity will challenge efforts to improve defence. 

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