Posted on 10/01/2004 8:06:37 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Frustrated Cybersecurity Chief Calls It Quits Abruptly Resigns, Cites Frustration
Oct 1, 2004 11:02 am US/Eastern WASHINGTON (AP) The government's cybersecurity chief has abruptly resigned after one year with the Department of Homeland Security, confiding to industry colleagues his frustration over what he considers a lack of attention paid to computer security issues within the agency.
Amit Yoran, a former software executive from Symantec Corp., informed the White House about his plans to quit as director of the National Cyber Security Division and made his resignation effective at the end of Thursday, effectively giving a single's day notice of his intentions to leave.
Yoran said Friday he "felt the timing was right to pursue other opportunities." It was unclear immediately who might succeed him even temporarily. Yoran's deputy is Donald "Andy" Purdy, a former senior adviser to the White House on cybersecurity issues.
Yoran has privately described frustrations in recent months to colleagues in the technology industry, according to lobbyists who recounted these conversations on condition they not be identified because the talks were personal
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I can: Zero.
Can you not figure out that Homelame "Security" is a put-on show for the sheeple?
In which case, the money is there, and the problem presumably still exists, so it may be better that he's gone.
Which Mitnick book? Got a title? publication date? Has he written only one?
There is also the political angle. If the government were to really enforce or mandate some levels of computer security starting in house, would lose almost all of its Gov business, and that would not be allowed to happen quietly.
$80 mil is plenty. All his department has to do is identify problems. Companies and government agencies that run computer networks will pay out of their own budgets to fix problems that he identifies. There is more to this story than we are being told in this article.
The Art of Deception
His resignation won't effect diddle squat!
Name one thing he's done to fix the nation's electric grid....
Name me one thing he's done at all....
All I'm saying is he's not irreplaceable. Everybody is reacting with panic as if Alan Greenspan just keeled over (I'll save that debate for another day). He's a mid level manager in the Homeland Security Dept, three levels under Tom Ridge. This guy was Richard Clark's replacement for heaven's sake. Anyone with a penchant for organization, a decent head for controlling a budget, and a working knowledge of computer networks could do his job.
He is no different then most I.T. developers who get frustrated and quit with no notice, leaving their employers to twist in the wind. I run an I.T. business and have a VERY hard time finding people who are capable but yet understand timing and my deadlines in relations to serving clients. I get lots of "yeah it's almost done" to finding out a project was barely even started. Most coders have a very specific way of doing things and are very independant group of people. We wonder why our I.T. is going offshore to China and India?
He wrote a report listing the financial cost of securing all government-owned Windows installations.
Duck and cover ...
"Takedown" was ok - it was about him, not by him. I'll have to check out Art of Dec.
You got that right!
sKerry will make much hay with this.
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