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Cyberspy Thriller with an Unclear Ending

This article summarizes the recent hacking attack, attributed by some to North Korea, that compromised a large amount of Sony’s confidential information, and discusses the ways in which the Obama administration has called for bipartisan cybersecurity protections.

Congressional hearings have started on the information sharing bill, with a number of prominent business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Bankers Association, urging Congress to pass a bill as long as it contains appropriate protections and limitations.

Meanwhile, in early February, the administration announced the creation of the Cyber Threat and Intelligence Integration Center to amass cyber threat data gathered by different agencies and share it across the public sector.