Federal Government Information Technology

Federal CISO Unveils Plans to 'Proportionally' Protect Data, Create a Cyber Mascot

Nextgov: The White House's first chief information security officer has ambitious plans to shore up government cybersecurity, including elaborate educational campaigns for employees and ensuring investments in data protection are proportional to the value of that data.

In one of his first public appearances since his appointment last month, Gregory Touhill told an audience in Washington Tuesday his approach to cybersecurity was multipronged with separate goals for hiring cyber talent; educating federal workers about cyber hygiene; and encouraging agencies to treat information as an "asset" by considering whether it's worth it to invest in high-tech protections for low-value data sets.

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