U.S. and Chinese officials are discussing cybersecurity as the two world powers begin four days of talks to build cooperation and broach issues that divide them.
The Senate failed again to advance legislation to protect the U.S. electrical grid and other critical industries from cyberattack, setting the stage for President Barack Obama to
sign an executive order to improve the country's digital defenses.
A senior Pentagon official says international cooperation on developing better tools and methods to prevent cyberattacks is being undermined by poor computer security among U.S. allies.