Obama eyes cyber measures to protect energy supplies

摘要

To address emerging cybersecuritynthreats in the absence of new legislation,nPresident Obama is consideringnordering a “consultative process” led bynthe Department of Homeland Securitynin which several federal agencies wouldnexamine their existing regulatory musclenand work together on information sharingnand other defensive initiatives. Accordingnto a draft of the widely anticipated executivenorder obtained by Platts last week,nowners and operators of critical infrastructurenwould be encouraged to adopt an“framework for reducing cyber risks.”