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World Bank Removes Chief Information Officer Following Cyber Attacks
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Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:45:56 -0600 (CST)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,458085,00.html FOX News November 26, 2008 The World Bank has effectively dumped a vice president who served as its chief information officer while it scrambles to deal with a series of embarrassing hacker attacks, which were first reported on Foxnews.com. Robert Van Pulley, a computer security director, will take responsibility for the institution’s embattled information system “effective immediately and until more permanent arrangements are in place,” according to an e-mail sent to staffers Tuesday evening by Juan Jose Daboub, one of three managing directors at the World Bank. Van Pulley will report to a new executive council on computer security that includes Daboub and two other top World Bank officials. He replaces World Bank Vice President Guy-Pierre De Poerck, who was not mentioned in Daboub's e-mail and whose fate remains unclear. World Bank officials would say Wednesday only that De Poerck's employment had not changed; they declined to offer any further information. [...]
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