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Data Security MY ACCOUNT SIGN IN SIGN OUT SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE MORE (BUTTON) U.S. Edition * U.S. Edition * Europe, Middle East and Africa Edition * Asia Edition * South Pacific Edition Data Security How Tax Prep Companies Are Fighting Identity Theft This Year Data Security Your Router May Be Vulnerable to Hackers Data Security Make Your Facebook Profile More Private in 6 Easy Steps Data Security Everything to Know About a Massive Hack Targeting Children's Toys Data Security Think Twice Before Using This Wildly Popular Facebook App Data Security Apple Refused to Give iMessages to the Government Data Security What to Know About the Ashley Madison Hack Data Security Facebook `Spam King' Faces 3 Years in Prison Data Security How Carmakers Are Banding Together to Fight Hackers Data Security Toronto Police Investigating Possible Ashley Madison Suicides Data Security TIME Tech Security Here's How Obama Wants to Protect the U.S. Against Hackers * Sam Frizell @Sam_Frizell Jan. 13, 2015 SHARE President Obama Delivers Remarks On Cyber Security Getty Images U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) on January 13, 2015 in Arlington, Virginia. Information sharing and better prosecution of hackers More How Tax Prep Companies Are Fighting Identity Theft This YearYour Router May Be Vulnerable to HackersBill Richardson: North Korea Was Sending Us a Message We Can't Afford to Miss President Obama unveiled a new proposal Tuesday aimed at protecting businesses and the government from hackers. The President's plan would encourage public and private sector information sharing as well as expand law enforcement's authority to prosecute digital criminals. The proposal, announced at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center in Arlington, Virginia, comes in the wake of high-profile hacks against Sony, Home Depot, J.P. Morgan and other companies over the past year. A wide array of businesses and police groups have been calling on Congress to pass new cybersecurity legislation as a response to those incidents. On the corporate side, Obama's plan would require businesses to notify consumers if their personal information has been exposed to hackers, as in the case of the Target and J.P. Morgan hacks, for instance. Additionally, companies would be protected from liability for sharing digital threats with the Department of Homeland Security, which would then share those threats in databases accessed by the private sector. For prosecutors, the White House's package would let them better target the sale of identity theft software and computer networks used by hackers. It would also criminalize the overseas sale of U.S. financial information. Both government representatives and private companies have long demanded many of the steps highlighted in Obama's proposal. Just last week, Admiral Michael S. Rogers, director of the NSA and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, said Congress should pass legislation that improves coordination between U.S. intelligence and the private sector. "We have got to create partnerships that bridge the divide between the private sector and the government," Rogers said at a conference in New York City. "I don't think it's realistic for the private sector to deal with [cyber threats] all by themselves." A coalition of businesses, meanwhile, has already voiced support for the new plan. "Collaboration between industry and government to share threat information is crucial in the fight against sophisticated and persistent cyber criminals," said Nicholas Ahrens, vice president for cybersecurity and data privacy at the Retail Industry Leaders Association. A number of RILA members, including Walgreen, Target, Nike and JCPenney, began sharing data on cyber threats last May. It's unclear, however, if an Obama-backed cybersecurity bill will make it through the Republican-controlled Congress, which has in recent years failed to pass similar measures. Tap to read full story 0 0 Read Next Your browser is out of date. 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