Administration’s 60-day cybersecurity review due soon but big question of who is in charge remains.
A 60-day review of cybersecurity is coming to a close, but don’t expect a great deal of depth or a blueprint for procedures going forward, according to Government Computer News due to the real problem that continues to confront policy makers and agencies when it comes to IT security–who is in charge?
The results will yield a high-level strategic plan that just scratches the surface of the challenges we face, administration officials said in a background briefing on the project. But a critical question about cybersecurity policy that has frustrated officials in government and the private sector for years has been answered. That question was: Who’s in charge? The answer is: the White House.
We’ll write more about the review when we finally see what comes out of the White House. It’s apparently being led by Melissa Hathaway, acting senior director for cyberspace for the National Security and Homeland Security councils (and a holdover from the Bush Administration).
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