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Beckstrom Resigns fromNational Cyber Security Center

• March 2009• “I have very serious

concerns about the concentration of too much power in one agency,” he said. “Power over information is so important, and it is so difficult to monitor, that we need to have checks and balances.”

Dale Meyerrose

• Said that while intelligence officials need to be mindful of civil liberties concerns in the cybersecurity debate, the N.S.A. must have a leading role in that effort because of its technical expertise.

Amit Yoran• “There is a tremendous

amount of expertise at N.S.A. but I also agree that it would be a significant detriment to the nation to let the N.S.A. be the lead agency running cyberprograms. There is an inherent conflict of interest between their intelligence mission and the mission of the folks doing cyber.”

Privacy versus Security

Privacy Security

Idealistic PragmaticRealisticExistential

ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics

• Work to develop software and related documents that respect the privacy of those who will be affected by that software.

• In all these judgments concern for the health, safety and welfare of the public is primary.

References

• ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics• Barger, Robert; Computer Ethics• Risen, James and Lichtblau, Eric; “Control of

Cybersecurity Becomes Divisive Issue”; April 16, 2009