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Obama To Name Melissa Hathaway Cybersecurity Chief

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the how-do-i-get-tsar-in-my-title dept.

hargrand writes "President Obama has found the cyber tsar to head his new White House office of cybersecurity. According to US press reports this morning, an announcement expected later today will confirm Melissa Hathaway is to come in as cyber chief, after being cyber coordination executive for the director of national intelligence."

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  1. Tsar or Tsaritsa? by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Informative

    President Obama has found the cyber tsar ...

    Uh, shouldn't that be tsaritsa?

    Or is there something you know about Melissa that we don't?

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    1. Re:Tsar or Tsaritsa? by Samschnooks · · Score: 5, Funny
      Neither. Cyber-Dominatrix.

      She'll need to wear spiked heeled boots and a leather corset.

      I think I have issues.

    2. Re:Tsar or Tsaritsa? by Apple+Developer · · Score: 5, Funny

      Neither. Cyber-Dominatrix.

      She'll need to wear spiked heeled boots and a leather corset.

      I think I have issues.

      Mod -1 Creepy?

  2. I think that's so funny by Dunbal · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The US government appointing delegates with huge powers to regulate and oversee entire swaths of industry with very little personal accountability (heaven forbid!), and the irony in calling them tsars.

          Well when the "Land of the Free" finally stops being free, you won't be able to argue that you didn't see it coming.

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  3. Re:What's the difference between a "cybersecurity. by Anonymous+Brave+Guy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Gurlz iz rare in IT. The work/life balance sucks hard. I hope she knows that.

    Yes, because obviously being female and having only made it to a senior position appointed by the most powerful man in the world, she must be a clueless newbie in need of advice on work-life balance from Slashdot...

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