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Head Of Homeland Cybersecurity Named

Posted by simoniker on from the cyber-cyber-burning-bright dept.

ziggy_zero writes "Security software industry veteran Amit Yoran is expected to be named the new head of federal cybersecurity by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday. The DHS is also partnering with CERT to form the "US-CERT" cyber-attack coordination center, coordinating efforts to fight cyber-attacks, worms, etc."

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  1. Interview on Frontline by hairy+moose · · Score: 5, Informative

    For those who are unfamilliar with him, here's a recent Frontline interview.

  2. Symantec getting very cosy by Vainglorious+Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Amit Yoran is of course, a VP at Symantec. That would be the same company whose COO, John Schwartz, recently caused a storm by calling for laws to make it a criminal offence to share information and tools online which could be used by malicious hackers and virus writers.

    Am I alone in putting two and two together and becoming alarmed at the implication?

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  3. information on Amit Yoran by kaan · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've never heard of this guy, so I just google'd him, and found all kinds of things, including this
    interview with him from March 13, 2003, and this brief biography. He is currently vice president of Managed Security Services Operations for Symantec, and previously worked for the U.S. Department of Defense Computer Emergency Response Team (DoD/CERT).

    kinda nice to see that the future "Head of Homeland Cybersecurity" at least has a formal c.s. education, and some obvious real-world experience.