New Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt

Howard A. Schmidt, the former CSO of Microsoft and former security adviser to President George W. Bush, was named White House Cybersecurity Coordinator on Tuesday...

New cybersecurity czar faces a tough road

While much of the reaction to President Obama’s speech on Internet security last week has centered on who Obama will name to the newly created cybersecurity coordinator position, that may be a moot point unless there is a dramatic change in the way that security is handled at the highest levels i...

Howard Schmidt on the Cyber Security Czar, Cybercrime and How to Fix Federal Cyber Security

Dennis Fisher talks with former White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt about the need for a cyber security czar, the rise of cybercrime and how to fix federal cyber security. Download: digitalunderground16.mp3 Podcast audio courtesy of Michael Stephens Image via thatmakesthree‘s Flickr...

Cybersecurity czar position, 60-day review report coming this week

From The Washington Post Ellen Nakashima The Obama administration is set to announce the creation of a new high-level position to run the cybersecurity program for the country. The announcement is expected on Friday, along with the release of the report on the administration’s 60-day review of th...