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24 April 2015

White House cyber-general says US must be able to cyber-nuke the worst of the cyber-worst

21 Apr 2015

RSA 2015 The US government must hone its offensive capabilities to electronically attack those who menace America's interests, said the White House's Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel, quickly adding global ground rules for cyber-war have to be worked out first.

On April 1, President Obama signed an executive order that would allow Uncle Sam to impose economic sanctions against people, or nation states, that threaten America. Daniel, who is the special assistant to the President on cybersecurity matters, told the RSA conference in San Francisco today that the US also needs ways to terminate enemies online.

"We need to have a larger toolset to go after what the bad guys are doing," he said.

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