From: Sacramento Bee
By Jonathan Mayer and Edward W. Felten
No state has more at stake on cybersecurity than California. From Hollywood’s intellectual property to the Central Valley’s water reserves to Silicon Valley’s cloud services, the Golden State is at singular risk. But, as the world’s innovation capital, California also has a unique opportunity to advance cybersecurity.
At last week’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced a new federal cybersecurity agenda. Except … it wasn’t so new. It was a portfolio of unpopular old proposals, dusted off and relabeled. The odds of clearing Congress: low. The odds of materially improving security: even lower.
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