It has been observed that at the present juncture, America is encountering with information security crisis. Due to this reason, USA is focusing more on security than privacy. There have been several opinions on the prominence of privacy over security. Nevertheless, as the need of the hour is data thus government is contemplating more on security and not on privacy. The main factor for prioritizing security is the increasing risk of cybercrimes. As per the observations of the market experts with the widespread utilization of several updated technologies, the tendency of data theft and other criminal activities has increased significantly.