Amid cybersecurity warnings, Obama unveils 'action plan'

February 10, 2016 03:12

President Barack Obama has unveiled a cybersecurity "national action plan" as his intelligence chief warned of growing risks from new

technologies that open more doors to hackers.

Obama asked for USD 19 billion for cybersecurity efforts in his budget request, a 35 per cent increase from current levels, with USD 3 billion earmarked to help modernise the patchwork of computer systems used in government agencies.

"More and more, keeping America safe is not just about more tanks or more airplanes," Obama told reporters at the White House yesterday.

"We also have to bolster our security online. As we've seen in the past few years, and just in the past few days, cyber threats pose a danger not only to our national security but our economic security."

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