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Schneier Says We Don't Need a Cybersecurity Czar
Trailrunner7 writes "Threatpost.com reports that security guru Bruce Schneier says not only should the NSA not run cybersecurity for the federal government, no one should. 'Really what I think is it shouldn't be anybody. We do better without a top-down hierarchy. Our economic and political systems work best when there isn't a dictator in charge, when there isn't one organization in charge. My feeling is there shouldn't be one organization in charge. Not only shouldn't it be the NSA, it shouldn't be anybody,' Schneier said."
I, for one, would be happy without an overlord.
The problem isn't the basic idea of having a 'czar', which is a good idea. The issue is that we have too many czars appointed, so it has become difficult to keep track of them all and coordinate their efforts. What we need is a single individual given the executive power to oversee all of these czars, and appoint them, discipline them, and fire them at will, so as to centralize control of the czars. That person will be the Czar Czar.
Bruce Schneier's secure handshake is so strong, you won't be able to exchange keys with anyone else for days.
http://geekz.co.uk/schneierfacts/
....Gabor?
Why, without your clothes, you're naked, Miss Dudley!
We need someone to do penetration testing with a white hat on.
Can I use my wizard hat and robe instead?
The Czar thing didn't work in Russia. They aren't good at rescueing things in the time of crisis.
Besides, why not appoint some more authentic American character? How about Security Superman?
And change the 'S' on the shield to 'SS'?
If this happens we will only end up having a cyber Hitler and his cyberNazi's. Then they will purge the internet of all the porn by burning it.