[ZDNet] Obama’s cybersecurity executive order: What you need to know

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Embargoed until the delivery the State of the Union address, US President Obama signed the expected and highly anticipated cybersecurity executive order. With potentially serious implications for US and foreign citizens’ privacy, here’s what you need to know. […]

Although the privacy implications may not be as stark or concerning as CISPA would have been, there is still a lot of uncertainty around what the Obama administration plans to do regarding the ever-growing threat of cyberterrorism and cyberattacks. And, as ZDNet’s Violet Blue explained, certain terms have yet to be defined, which could lead to potential abuses by the government. […]

http://www.zdnet.com/obamas-cybersecurity-executive-order-what-you-need-to-know-7000011221/