After 10 months of delays, President Obama has finally chosen a cybersecurity coordinator, filling the so-called "cyber czar" position he had long promised to create to shore up the nation's defenses against hackers and cyberspies.
Instead, according to a report that resulted from a 60-day government cybersecurity review ending in May, the cyber coordinator position will be "dual-hatted," reporting to both the National Security Council and the National Economic Council under Obama's economic advisor Larry Summers.
While the agency is most known for its implication in NSA mass spying regimes unveiled by Edward Snowden, it also manages Canada's cyber-defense positions and secures some aspects of Canadian technology infrastructure.
While the agency is most known for its implication in NSA mass-spying regimes unveiled by Edward Snowden, it also manages Canada's cyber-defence positions and secures some aspects of Canadian technology infrastructure.
Though Obama has yet to define the exact role of that cyber czar, the position could elevate the top cybersecurity role from the Department of Homeland Security to the White House, a position where it's likely to have far more real authority to implement changes.
"I'll declare our cyber-infrastructure a strategic asset and appoint a National Cyber Adviser who will report directly to me". Though Obama has yet to define the exact role of that cyber czar, the position could elevate the top cybersecurity role from the Department of Homeland Security to the White House, a position where it's likely to have far more real authority to implement changes.
Too bad the position of cyber coordinator just got eliminated.
Taking a leadership position on cyber governance risk can be an opportunity for asset managers.
When Michael Chertoff took over DHS in 2005, he elevated the position of cyber security from a director to an assistant secretary, an action widely supported by industry.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday named a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general as the government's first federal cyber security chief, a position announced eight months ago that is intended to improve defenses against hackers.
