It s been five months since President Obama announced his plan to appoint a cybersecurity coordinator. Security professionals in the private sector had high hopes for renewed interactions with federal agencies on vulnerability and attack data. Having one office with ultimate responsibility for security would help eliminate a lot of the inter-agency squabbles and lack of accountability that has plagued the government’s recent efforts. Hearing Obama talk about security gave it a bit of cachet that it hasn t had in quite a while, but that glow dimmed quickly.
Source: https://threatpost.com/apathy-creeps-cybersecurity-czar-search-drags-102109/72492/