Obama Appoints Former Microsoft Security Chief New Cyber Security Czar

It took seven months but President Obama has finally found someone to take the cybersecurity czar job no one wanted. Howard Schmidt,  a former Microsoft security executive and a one-time cybersecurity adviser to President George W. Bush, has been appointed to the position of cybersecurity coordinator, according to a White House announcement on Tuesday.

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Obama Appoints Former Microsoft Security Chief New Cyber Security Czar

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