Obama nominates new OPM director after hack

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans President Barack Obama has tapped a new leader for the Office of Personnel Management, the federal agency beset by questions over its handling of a massive hack on personal information earlier this year. The White House said Tuesday that Obama was…

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Chinese computer hackers hit pause ahead of Obama summit

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Major intrusions by Chinese hackers of U.S. companies’ computer systems appear to have slowed in recent months, private-sector experts say, ahead of a meeting between China’s president and President Barack Obama with cybersecurity on the agenda. Three senior executives at private-sector…

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OBAMA COMPLAINS ABOUT CHINESE CYBER-ESPIONAGE

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A few weeks ahead of a visit to Washington from Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Obama is talking tough about Chinese cyber-attacks. “We’ve made very clear to the Chinese that there are certain practices that they’re engaging in that we know…

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Obama apologizes to Japan over NSA spying claims

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans “President Obama said he was very sorry… as the case caused a big debate in Japan,” Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said without confirming the spying claims. Suga added that Abe told Obama that if the allegations were true, “it…

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