I like watching those who watch me online...

[Jeffersons Ghost]

In the world of cybersecurity, a question of who's in charge

WASHINGTON — In a nationally televised cyberwar game earlier this year, it took “about four minutes” for the Department of Homeland Security to ask the Pentagon to take the lead in defending the nation, according to former CIA director Gen. Michael Hayden. In military circles, there is a widely held perception that during a real cyberattack, the Pentagon and its Cyber Command would take the lead in a federal government response. In reality, it remains far from clear who will be in charge.

Almost 16 months after President Barack Obama declared cybersecurity a “national security priority,” critics from Congress to private industry say the White House has dragged its feet in developing a hierarchy of authority that intelligence leaders say is badly overdue. The Pentagon, many believe, has not sufficiently asserted its claim to those powers.

But on Thursday, Gen. Keith Alexander, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, told the House Armed Services Committee that he needs two things: money and authority.

http://www.stripes.com/news/in-the-world-of-cybersecurity-a-question-of-who-s-in-charge-1.119430

[panader0]

1. I thought this was a web cam thread

Alexander Haig is in charge.

[TheIdiot]

2. Me too... I was ready to blush and bail. n/f

[Jeffersons Ghost]

3. K. Alexander is in charge and the NSA knows it...

You too can become an NSA target, if you dare becoming a well-read writer at DU.

[panader0]

4. I was making a poor joke

K&R for the seriousness of your post.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

5. It's not serious for the NSA. They stalk and disrupt us for sport