Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson: “We want to strengthen critical relationships in Silicon Valley” Recruitment of IT security personnel would occur through the U.S. Digital Service program. Johnson called on a somewhat skeptical IT security community to back administration efforts to get security vendors to surrender keys to unlock encryption on computing devices in cases of national security or serious crime. Neither Johnson nor other DHS representatives provided details on the Silicon Valley office or a timetable on when it would open. “This will build capacity on all fronts,” Johnson said in a keynote address at RSA Conference 2015.”]
Source: https://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/dhs-to-open-silicon-valley-branch-a-8130