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Re: Obama to name Howard Schmidt as cybersecuritycoordinator
From: "Larry Seltzer" <larry () larryseltzer com>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:56:08 -0500
The New York Times is actually reporting that they changed the terms of the position and that he will report only to the National Security Council, not also to the National Economic Council. There's still no word that he'll have any budgetary authority. Interestingly, he was our nation's first cybersecurity czar, appointed by Bush in December 2001. He worked on the "National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace" (http://www.dhs.gov/files/publications/editorial_0329.shtm). I guess it didn't work the first time, so they're giving him another chance. My blog on it (please click, then click on the ads): http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/2009/12/cybersecurity_czar_to_be_na med.php Larry Seltzer Contributing Editor, PC Magazine larry_seltzer () ziffdavis com http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Paul Ferguson Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:31 AM To: Juha-Matti Laurio Cc: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: Re: [funsec] Obama to name Howard Schmidt as cybersecuritycoordinator -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi> wrote:
"Seven months after President Obama vowed to "personally select" an adviser to orchestrate the government's strategy for protecting
computer
systems, the White House will name a former Bush administration
official
to the job Tuesday. Howard A. Schmidt, who was a cyber-adviser in President George W.
Bush's
White House, will be Obama's new cybersecurity coordinator, an administration official said Monday night." --clip--
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/21/AR200912 2
103055.html
Yeah, nobody else wanted the job. - - ferg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.5.3 (Build 5003) wj8DBQFLMJHUq1pz9mNUZTMRAv2gAJ9I+a/XmFQyq4PGDEzQuOHhN2lCiQCfZdBt 56odphvjLtoNaWRC7fBPlR4= =w6Tp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawgster(at)gmail.com ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- Obama to name Howard Schmidt as cybersecurity coordinator Juha-Matti Laurio (Dec 22)
- Re: Obama to name Howard Schmidt as cybersecurity coordinator Paul Ferguson (Dec 22)
- Re: Obama to name Howard Schmidt as cybersecuritycoordinator Larry Seltzer (Dec 22)
- Re: Obama to name Howard Schmidt as cybersecurity coordinator Paul Ferguson (Dec 22)