White House: DHS monitoring denial-of-service cyber attacks against major sites

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said today that denial-of-service cyber attacks that brought down major websites are being monitored by the Department of Homeland Security, which is coordinating with public and private-sector partners to investigate the issue.

“I know that the Department of Homeland Security, that is the U.S. government agency that is responsible for monitoring our security in cyberspace and coordinating with the public and private sector to protect U.S. interests in cyberspace, is monitoring the situation and...