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Sony Hack Shows That All U.S. Businesses Need To Adopt Cyber Best Practices, Johnson Says

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, December 19th, 2014

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Sony Hack Shows That All U.S. Businesses Need To Adopt Cyber Best Practices, Johnson Says

President Barack Obama in the Oval Office. White House photo by Pete Souza

Following the FBI’s conclusion Friday that North Korea was behind a cyber attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) last month, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the incident demonstrates that every company needs to implement best practices for cyber security. “Every CEO should take this opportunity to assess their company’s cyber security,” Johnson said in a statement. “Every business in this country should seek to employ best practices in cyber security.” President Barack Obama said in his year-end press conference…

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