Another DHS Cyber Chief Quits!

Rod Beckström, the Department of Homeland Security's latest cyber-security chief, has suddenly resigned ( Letter of Resignation ) amid allegations of power grabs and bureaucratic infighting.  READ MORE

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NSA Dominance of Cybersecurity Would Lead to 'Grave Peril', Ex-Cyber Chief Tells Congress - Amit Yoran, a past cyber security chief, said in  testimony to a House subcommittee that although the Department of Homeland Security, which currently oversees the government's cybersecurity efforts, has demonstrated "inefficiency and leadership failure" in those efforts, moving the cyber mission to the National Security Agency "would be ill-advised" due to the agency's lack of transparency. READ MORE

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DHS Secretary says US cyberdefense policy is in flux - Switching U.S. cyberdefenses to the DoD/NSA and away from the Department of Homeland Security remains only an idea, says DHS Secretary Napolitano. READ MORE

Comment ... The US cyberdefense strategy has been in flux as long as InfraGard has been around ...