{"id":273777,"date":"2016-12-03T09:32:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T09:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=273777"},"modified":"2016-12-03T09:32:05","modified_gmt":"2016-12-03T09:32:05","slug":"obama-presses-trump-on-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/12\/obama-presses-trump-on-cybersecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama presses Trump on cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"
Donald Trump should elect a cybersecurity ambassador to help keep the US secure, a new report says.<\/p>\n
The 100-page document highlights areas where the US falls short and calls on the private sector to help hasten the improvement of digital services.<\/p>\n
President Barack Obama set up the commission in preparation for the new administration.<\/p>\n
He said its recommendations should be followed within the first 100 days of Mr Trump’s presidency.<\/p>\n
“Now it is time for the next administration to take up this charge and ensure that cyberspace can continue to be the driver for prosperity, innovation, and change both in the United States and around the world,’\u2019 the outgoing leader said.<\/p>\n
However, the report is only advisory and Mr Trump could choose to ignore its suggestions.<\/p>\n
Botnet attack<\/strong><\/p>\n In its 16 recommendations, the Presidential Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity also suggested implementing a kind of \u201cnutritional label\u201d system for devices. The label would contain independent advice on how secure a particular device may or may not be.<\/p>\n Earlier this year it was discovered that thousands of poorly-designed webcams were hijacked by criminals to use in a botnet attack – a technique which involves directing large amounts of internet traffic to one target in order to overwhelm a system.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n