RSA 2010: Howard Schmidt Lays Out U.S. Security

Author: Donald Sears
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The nation’s new cybersecurity czar in a Town
Hall meeting session here today mapped out his top priorities in the
post and provided a glimpse at how the Obama administration may handle
security issues with other countries. National cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt also announced that the White House was
releasing an unclassified version of its plan for securing government
and private industry networks. Read the full article. [Dark Reading]

The nation’s new cybersecurity czar in a Town
Hall meeting session here today mapped out his top priorities in the
post and provided a glimpse at how the Obama administration may handle
security issues with other countries. National cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt also announced that the White House was
releasing an unclassified version of its plan for securing government
and private industry networks. Read the full article. [Dark Reading]

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