Obama says cyberthreat onslaught requires joint defense

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(Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama said the onslaught of Internet threats against the U.S. government and business computers requires a joint defense by federal and private security specialists.

At a time when relations between Silicon Valley and Washington are frayed over government surveillance and data collection, Obama is appealing to technology companies for cooperation to fend off criminal and state-sponsored attacks on the nation’s computer networks.


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