Online Security: White House Establishes New Cyber Czar Position
Earlier today, President Obama announced that he plans to create the position of a ‘cyber czar’ in the White House. No announcement about who will fill this position has been made yet, however. During his speech about this topic earlier today, Obama stressed that the focus of this new position will be to deal with cyber threats, but that the White House also plans a new education campaign to raise awareness about cyber security and digital literacy. It should be noted that while ‘czar’ might sound like an impressive title, in terms of the White House hierarchy, this new position will only be that of a “special assistant to the President,” and whoever will fill this position will not have direct access to the President and have very little authority and even less authority over budgets.
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