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Obama's cybersecurity executive order: What you need to know

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    Immunity Inc’s Alex McGeorge on how this decision could impact you

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Object that wanna bring in that Alex -- Georgia senior security research or researcher with immunity incorporated.

In front -- Twitter handle asked.

Immunity by and see we're talking about the use of the executive order you heard gestured represented Johnson saying that -- concerns he doesn't like the way that this can get -- ran.

Right through congress and he also feels that a lot of the information that would otherwise come into play here and be useful to the nation in terms of -- defending against cyber attacks will fall by the wayside.

What is your take on all -- Well sir I -- I don't know I -- in terms of it.

We have to look at this it from from two perspectives one.

The CIS GA acts which is the cyber intelligence sharing and protection act has not actually been passed through congress.

That's where -- -- data that mr.

Johnson.

I was talking about.

Being shared with industries to help protect them specifically critical infrastructure and industries as he mentioned to help protect them from specific -- That has not happened yet at the moment this executive order.

Just states.

That the secretary of Homeland Security has.

120 days from -- started in order which puts -- in about June.

To start having threat data available to companies.

So from that aspect I need don't know if -- necessarily agree with his assessment.

That it would.

But using it it OK let's say let's get what you what you're taking is a -- about using.

The executive order instead of just proposing laws moving them through the house and the senate the old fashioned way that allows everyone China.

That -- -- a -- a fair distinction.

I think that the president may be responding to some of the more recent incidents.

That have occurred for example Saudi aramco.

Some have said that it is a response to stocks that which affected the -- particular industries while.

-- the president may feel that there is an urgent need.

For this and that's why he decided to use an executive order rather than have it go through congress.

Generally speaking.

I agree with his urgency on the issue but I'm not sure that I would agree.

That it should have the input of congress in both houses.

-- -- all right -- -- Georgia senior security researcher for immunity -- again you can reach him on Twitter at immunity.

Ink thank you very much for coming in at that.

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