Information technology is crucial to business, but how important is it in securing power plants, telecommunications and water filtration systems? Verizon Communications and AT&T say it is pivotal and they want IT companies to be listed as part of the nation's critical infrastructure, which could leave them open to even more government regulation. Obama's Executive Order Currently, IT is excluded from the government's definition of critical infrastructure, as defined by President Obama in an executive order issued last month. In directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify ... Read More