US appoints cybersecurity spy chief

December 22, 2009 · Posted in News

By BBC

The White House has appointed its cyber tsar, following a seven month search.

Howard Schmidt, a former eBay and Microsoft executive who advised President Bush, was appointed after others turned down the job.

Mr Schmidt has been set the task of uniting various disparate agencies and organisations to shore up the country’s defence against cyber attack.

In May this year, President Obama pledged to personally appoint someone to the post.

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