President Obama seeks help from Congress, Silicon Valley to fight cyberattacks

President Barack Obama called on lawmakers to pass tougher cybersecurity laws, but the main pitch of his speech at a cybersecurity summit at Stanford University was aimed at business leaders whose help he needs fighting cyberattacks. When companies get hacked, President Obama argued, the personal and financial information of American individuals and business interests is compromised, a threat to all involved. “This has to be a shared mission,” President Obama said. Because computer networks are held largely by the private sector, “government can’t do this alone,” he said. “But the private sector can’t do it alone,” he said