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Brigadier General (retired) Gregory J. Touhill has accepted the gig. He previously served as deputy assistant secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications in the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications at the Department of Homeland Security, where it was his job to work on "development and implementation of operational programs designed to protect our government networks and critical infrastructure." Along the way he opined that cybergeddon scenarios might be a bit overblown.
Tick the boxes for "relevant experience" and "doesn't fall for hype"!
The White House TEXT announcement of Touhill's appointment, penned by US CIO Tony Scott and cybersecurity coordinator J. Michael Daniel has the usual nice things to say about the new hire and say the job's goal is "to drive cybersecurity policy, planning, and implementation across the Federal Government."
Will the new CISO take immediate steps to shut down Diebold voting machines to safeguard the integrity of the upcoming American Presidential election?
(Score: 2) by fishybell on Saturday September 10 2016, @03:59PM
Maybe for next time, or the time after that, but whatever is in place now is what we'll have. Look how long it took Florida to replace their punch card system.