What do you think of the resignation of Homeland Security Department cybersecurity chief Rod Beckstrom?
Langevin: I thought that the resignation of Rod Beckstrom was unfortunate. Rod was a great asset to our cyber efforts and I really enjoyed working with him, and it’s certainly a shame to lose him. Unfortunately, he was given the nearly impossible task of coordinating cyber policy from within one agency, and I don’t know that he had the resources or the support that he really needed to get the job done. NJ: You are not in favor of putting the National Security Agency in charge of cybersecurity? Langevin: I think that the NSA has a lot to offer with respect to cybersecurity. The NSA has a number of incredibly talented people, and it has a strong role to play in protecting our nation from cyber attacks. However… I believe that an issue which is as large and complex as cybersecurity shouldn’t be the domain of just one agency, and these efforts really need to be coordinated both at a policy and budgetary level from the White House. NJ: What legislation might you support on cybersecurity?
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