US House passes cybersecurity act- AFP

WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill aimed at protecting vulnerable computer networks by funding research and training in cybersecurity.

The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, passed by a vote of 422 to five, comes less than a month after Google revealed it was the target of a wave of cyberattacks originating in China and threatened to pull out of the country.

US Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair on Tuesday described the attacks on Google as a “wake-up call” about the vulnerabilities of computer networks to attacks that could cripple the US economy.

The cybersecurity act, which was opposed by five Republican congressmen, allocates funding to improve cybersecurity in the federal government and the public and private sectors.

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