It's official. CNN reports that today President Barack Obama announced that he is creating the post of cyber security coordinator to oversee "a new comprehensive approach to securing America's digital infrastructure."

Calling cyber threats a possible "weapon of mass disruption," Obama says the country is not adequately prepared to defend itself.

"From now on ... the networks and computers we depend on every day will be treated as they should be: as a strategic national asset. Protecting this infrastructure will be a national security priority."

Privacy advocates rest easy: This pursuit of cyber-security will not include monitoring of any private communications, notes PCMag.com. Says the president,

"Our pursuit of cybersecurity will not – I repeat, will not include – monitoring private sector networks or Internet traffic. We will preserve and protect the personal privacy and civil liberties that we cherish as Americans. Indeed, I remain firmly committed to net neutrality so we can keep the Internet as it should be – open and free."

The president will personally select the person for the post. They will report to both the national security adviser and the head of the National Economic Council.