Howard Schmidt is the nation’s new cybersecurity coordinator. Schmidt took over for Chris Painter, who was acting in an interim capacity. Schmidt has been working with federal CTO Aneesh Chopra and federal CIO Vivek Kundra. His priorities include developing an organized, unified response to attacks on American systems, fostering private-public partnerships, and addressing R&D needs. Schmidt said privacy would be a key component of any cybersecurity plans he helps to develop. He has a staff of about 10 working on issues from privacy to intelligence.”]