In this regard, increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats require careful consideration of information-security risks presented by new technology implementations and use.
However, as more personal information and virtual assets are now processed through or stored on the Internet, Internet securitythreats become increasingly profit-driven.
"The United States has substantial and growing concern about the threats to economic and national security posed by cyberintrusions, including the theft of commercial information, " department spokesman Peter Velasco said in a statement.