http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/cybercrime/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=215900014 By K.C. Jones InformationWeek March 12, 2009 The Department of Homeland Security has announced a new cybersecurity leader. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has appointed Phil Reitinger as deputy undersecretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate. Reitinger will be charged with protecting the federal government's computers and networks from cyberattacks. "Phil's background in cybersecurity and computer crime, coupled with his experience working across the federal government and the private sector to develop innovative security strategies, makes him an asset to our department," Napolitano said in a statement. Reitinger has been responsible for improving and protecting the security of information and infrastructure at Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), where he has served as chief trustworthy infrastructure strategist. In that role, he worked closely with government agencies and other private companies on cybersecurity programs. He's a member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Advisory Committee and considered an expert on computer crime and policy. He has also served as the Department of Defense's executive director of the cybercrime center and he was deputy chief of the Department of Justice's computer crime and intellectual property division. Reitinger has a law degree from Yale Law School and a bachelor's in electrical engineering and computer science from Vanderbilt University. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Fri Mar 13 2009 - 01:29:07 PDT
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