Melissa Hathaway, Cybersecurity Czar, Steps Down

Wall Street Journal:

The White House's acting cybersecurity czar announced her resignation Monday, in a setback to the Obama administration's efforts to better protect the computer networks critical to national security and the global economy.

Read the whole story: Wall Street Journal

Comments

[darker]

Hathaway is a former BUSH ADMINISTRATION AIDE and
SHOULD step down. It's about time!

[leevntheus]

The red flag is that she is recommending that firms and institutions outside of the US Government that do biz WITH the US Gov need to update and secure their systems and she is getting FLAK from O's cabinet for this idea.

I really am beginning to believe our country has already been taken over and Obama is just a front man. The priorities and decisions coming from his office either support Bush policy or go beyond it.

I cried out for years that Bill Clinton was a front man for the SYSTEM and his policies have proven to be disastrous for everyday America while being a boon to bigtime corporate America.

Why on Earth would anyone NOT want systems to be improved to help prevent corporate espionage?

[sylar]

"I really am beginning to believe our country has already been taken over and Obama is just a front man. "

He and may before him.

[wonkguy]

Can we please stop calling every position in the United States Government a czar? With a few exceptions, the czars were terrible failures at running Russia and our first czar, the Drug Czar didn't have a whole lot of success. I don't know why we persist with this ridiculous language.

That woman looks like a birther to me, anyone check her identification?

[Renee27]

She is a holdover from the Bush Admin

[UpUpandAway]

Lol, you betcha that jacket looks familiar..­. It looks like she goes through Palin's dirty Laundry.

[Zen0469]

The fact that Hathaway is a Bush holdover is an immediate red flag. Humor her and allow her to become a revisionist historian for Dubya in Texas.

I'm certain that there are many talented people, both male and female, from which to choose a talented replacement cybersecurity czar.

[ssg13565]

And you believe this story from the WSJ more than the front page NYT story on Olbermann, why?

[globalcitizenlinda]

Probably following shrub to texas

[rubinoff]

that pic looks like a dude in drag.????

[sense oar sheep]

tough job.

national cyber security will be far tougher.

[TheMacIsCrazy]

How Sarah Palin of her!

[IDIOTA]

Larry Summers seems like a bummole.

[haval2]

Tainted...­former Bushie. Buh Bye..

[HolyCrop]

Rats leaving a sinking ship!

[LeftVetPatriot]

Bush appointed rat, in this case.

[Merckx]

I know you are un-American rooting for this Admin to fail but could you at least wait a few years.
We gave W. over two years until we turned on him. And we gave W. a country in great shape.
W. gave Obama a country near collapse.

[fcsakes]

I read, "holdover from the bush administration" and suddenly I didn't care anymore. Bye bye now.

[slowhand0728]

Only two reasons I can think of quitting only after a few months, one she was not qualified in the first place and was worried of being FOUND OUT, or was and given the opportunity to do so. OR She saw the job as a loser for her career in the long run, not worth the hassle. Other than that? Not sure.