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Opinion

Commentary: White House done little on cyber security

Kansas City Star

August 10, 2009 11:41 AM

Last month, a surge of cyber attacks temporarily crashed more than two dozen government and commercial Web sites in the United States and South Korea.

Experts described the attacks as minor, but they emphasized a growing threat and offered a reminder for the Obama administration that it should move more quickly on this front. With so much of our lives, histories and finances all online, this is a huge problem.

So far, the White House has made little progress in boosting the nation’s cyber security.

To read the complete editorial, visit kansascity.com.

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