Obama on Sony Threat: Go to the Movies

In an interview the day after Sony Pictures pulled the plug on The Interview, President Obama declared that the U.S. needs to do more to protect itself in cyberspace. “We’ve made progress,” Obama told ABC News. “But what we just saw with Sony shows a lot more progress needs to be done.” The president then proceeded to call out Congress, claiming, “That means, by the way, that Congress also needs to take up cyber security legislation that’s been languishing for several years now.” When asked about the threats made by the hackers if the movie was shown, Obama said, there was “no credible evidence” of a threat, and his "recommendation would be that people go to the movies.”