Cyber-Security Chief Resigns in Protest

• Tuesday, December 29, 2009 8:33:48 AM · by NewMediaJournal · 2 replies · 70+ views

  The New Media Journal ^ | Dec 29, 2009 | National Policy Institute

  The official in charge of coordinating the US government’s cyber-security operations has quit, saying the expanding control of the National Security Agency over the nation’s computer security efforts poses “threats to our democratic processes.” “Even from a security standpoint, it is unwise to hand over the security of all government networks to a single organization,” said Rod A. Beckstrom, the head of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cyber Security Center when speaking to United Press International. “If our Founding Fathers were taking part in this debate [about the future organization of the government's cyber-security activities], there is no doubt…

Cyber-Security Chief Resigns in Protest

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