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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 Jeremiah Cornelius on Saturday September 10 2016, @06:21PM
Hired another "manage up, no-op piss artist" like they did with Tony Scott for US CIO.
I lived in the wake of Mr. Scott's destructive wake, on two occasions. Perfect for bland sycophancy with no real ability to execute, while lining vendor coffers.
You're betting on the pantomime horse...