Sony Hack Attack Prompts White House to Bolster Cyber Weapons

The White House on Tuesday announced it is bolstering the nation’s cyber defenses in the wake of the Sony Pictures attack. Administration officials declined to say whether the new weapon would have been used in the Sony attack itself, noting that President Obama had already taken significant enforcement action in that instance, but they said its creation stemmed from some of the discussions initiated by that attack. “Our experience at looking at proportional response on Sony Pictures inf