Government Information Security Podcast

When it comes to defending America's crucial IT systems, the key component are the people, says the top cybersecurity leader at the Department of Homeland Security. "My top goal (for 2010), and nothing else even comes close, is to continue to add to the great core of human capital I've already got," Philip Reitinger, DHS deputy undersecretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate and director of the National Cybersecurity Center, says in an interview with GovInfoSecurity.com. "There are no silver-bullet solutions here; we need people, we need process, we need technology. But of those, people are by far, the most important." Reitinger, in the first of a two-part interview, concedes the challenge will be tough because of a dearth of qualified information security experts, but explains steps the government is taking to eventually eliminate that skills gap. Also, Reitinger addresses: The need to develop innovative, collaborative approaches, not only among federal agencies, but between the governm