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Cyber Security Roles And Responsibilities Still Confused, Says Former Cyber Command Chief

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017

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Cyber Security Roles And Responsibilities Still Confused, Says Former Cyber Command Chief

Keith Alexander, CEO of IronNet Cybersecurity and a retired Army general. Photo: IronNet Cybersecurity

Despite protracted efforts within the federal government to divvy up roles and responsibilities of departments and agencies for defending the nation in cyberspace and investigating cyber attacks, Keith Alexander, former head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, said on Wednesday.An interagency effort led to an agreement in 2014 that the Justice Department would have the lead role for investigation and enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the lead role for protection, and the Defense Department the…

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