Industry seeks expanded cyber deterrence policy including stronger DOJ authority

Industry officials are urging the Obama administration to adopt policies that would boost deterrence by increasing the costs for cyber attacks from foreigners on U.S.-based businesses, sources say, including a pending proposal in the Senate that would allow the Justice Department to impose stiffer penalties for cyber thefts.

The issue of cyber attacks from nation-state actors and foreign criminal organizations has emerged as a key concern for U.S. business leaders who see their operations as on the front lines of...