US extends state of emergency due to cyber threats
Kyiv • UNN
President Biden extended the national emergency for another year due to ongoing cyber threats to US national security and the economy.
United States President Joe Biden has announced that he is extending the state of emergency in the country due to the threat to national security, as well as the US position on the world stage and its economic development due to the growing external threats of malicious cyber activity. This is stated in a statement by the White House, UNN reports.
Details
This significant malicious cyber activity continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States
In this regard, the state of emergency is extended by presidential decree for another year after April 1, 2024.
Context
The first state of emergency in the United States related to external cyber threats was introduced on April 1, 2015, by the Barack Obama administration. Since then, it has been extended every year according to the standard procedure.
