SecurityRatty: Bush Administration to set up national cyber security center; taps Silicon Valley entrepreneur to lead the group

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Bush Administration to set up national cyber security center; taps Silicon Valley entrepreneur to lead the group

2008-03-20 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast

Another announcement related to the Bush Administration's Cyber Security Initiative is expected in the next day or so and it is likely that an entrepreneur from Silicon Valley will head a new interagency group that will coordinate cyber defenses across the federal government. As reported today by Brian Krebs of the Washington Post, "...Sources in the government contracting community said that the White House is expected to announce as early as today the selection of Rod A. Beckstrom as a top level adviser to be based in the Department of Homeland Security."

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The Bush Administration has been ratcheting up its focus on information security over the past year, but is starting to roll out its cyber security initiative...