This morning, President Obama released a new report on federal cybersecurity efforts and announced plans to develop a comprehensive federal cybersecurity strategy. Arts+Labs released the following statement.
By making cybersecurity a national priority, President Obama has taken a critical first step toward a safe Internet environment that will enable Americans to enjoy the full benefits of our emerging digital society. In both the physical world and the digital world, people want and deserve a safe neighborhood. But, as today's report makes clear, we have work to do.
One in five online consumers say they have been victims of cybercrime in the last two years, two million have had their identity stolen via the Internet, and an estimated seven million have been duped by phishing scams. Added together, these crimes and larger attacks on business and government, drain tens of billions from our national economy every year.
Working together, we can protect our economy and our security with a collaborative response to the challenge of cybercrime. It's time for a public and private partnership that brings together every Internet participant - software and game developers, network operators, content creators, search engines, Web sites, advocacy groups and consumers - to build an Internet that is safe for all of us.
By making cybersecurity a national priority, President Obama has taken a critical first step toward a safe Internet environment that will enable Americans to enjoy the full benefits of our emerging digital society. In both the physical world and the digital world, people want and deserve a safe neighborhood. But, as today's report makes clear, we have work to do.
One in five online consumers say they have been victims of cybercrime in the last two years, two million have had their identity stolen via the Internet, and an estimated seven million have been duped by phishing scams. Added together, these crimes and larger attacks on business and government, drain tens of billions from our national economy every year.
Working together, we can protect our economy and our security with a collaborative response to the challenge of cybercrime. It's time for a public and private partnership that brings together every Internet participant - software and game developers, network operators, content creators, search engines, Web sites, advocacy groups and consumers - to build an Internet that is safe for all of us.
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