Obama signs order establishing cyber sanctions regimeApril 1, 2015 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Barack Obama is creating the first sanctions program that would allow the U.S. to penalize individuals overseas who engage in cyberattacks and cyber spying, the Associated Press reports. Obama signed an executive order Wednesday, April 1, establishing the sanctions regime, though no specific penalties were being announced. In a statement, Obama says cyberthreats post "one of the most serious economic and national security challenges" to the U.S. He says the new sanctions regime will allow the U.S. to target those engaged in malicious cyber activity that includes harming critical infrastructure, gaining a financial advantage, and disrupting computer networks. The announcement follows the Obama administration's allegations that North Korea was behind last year's cyberattack on Sony Pictures. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |