White House Hires First Federal CISO

The White House announced yesterday it has hired retired Brigadier General Gregory J. Touhill, right, to serve as the first federal chief information security officer. Touhill will be responsible for setting policies, strategies and practices across federal agencies. According to a White House bl...

White House Beefs Up Cyber Threat Response Action Plan

President Barack Obama signed a Cyber Incident Coordination policy directive on Tuesday that puts processes in place for how the government will respond to malicious or accidental threats to the nation’s public and private cyber infrastructure. The White House directive is designed to improve...