President Obama is only a couple of weeks out of office, but his legacy on cybersecurity is mixed reviews. Obama said a lot of good things and devoted considerable energy to making cybersecurity a priority, but ultimately didn’t accomplish the goal of making either government or the private sector more secure. The most recent, stark illustration was the series of leaks, enabled by hacks that US intelligence agencies attribute to Russia, that undermined both the credibility of Hillary Clinton and the election itself. Government can make as many policies as it wants, but if it doesn’t solve the problem, what good is it?”]

