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Obama Authorizes Targeted Sanctions To Fight Cyberattacks

Determined to protect U.S. businesses and consumers from foreign cyberattacks, President Obama just signed an executive order allowing for targeting sanctions. The order establishes “the first sanctions program to allow the administration to impose penalties on individuals overseas who engage in destructive attacks or commercial espionage in cyberspace,” The Washington Post reports.
 

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