US Voting Systems Deemed Critical Infrastructure

The Department of Homeland Security has designated the U.S. voting infrastructure, including voting machines and registration databases, as critical infrastructure. On Friday, Secretary Jeh Johnson elevated the voting infrastructure to a critical infrastructure subsector under the existing...

Counterpoint: The need for a cybersecurity czar is real

As everyone prepares to examine the results of the Obama Administration’s cyber-security review, one of the largest issues in play remains to what extent the White House will embrace recommendations to create a Cabinet-level position to address the matter or some role superior to today’s “cyber...