The White House issued a proposal on Thursday to secure critical U.S. infrastructure and federal computer networks that aims to fend off attackers while assuring the privacy of Internet users. A legislative proposal from the Obama administration calls for the Department of Homeland Security to formally take over the job of ensuring the federal government's computers are protected, including oversight of intrusion detection and prevention systems. It would also require that security standards of many government contractors be updated. The proposal is aimed at attacks from U.S. sources and overseas, including many believed to originate in China. The White House proposal is expected to give new impetus to a long-running cybersecurity debate in the Congress.

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