Government Information Security Podcast

Mischel Kwon, Former DirectorU.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team The growing role of the Department of Homeland Security in governing federal cybersecurity has its limits, says Mischel Kwon, who until this summer served as director United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, the DHS agency that analyzes cyber threats and vulnerabilities in federal networks, disseminates cyber threat warnings information and coordinates national incident response activities. Some lawmakers seek to give DHS additional authority, including the coordination of cybersecurity initiatives and review other agencies IT security budgets, but Kwon - now vice president of public sector security solutions at the security firm RSA - says that would be unadvisable. "DHS has lot on plate right now in regards to cybersecurity. It's a new department and has a lot of growing and maturing to do, and I'm not sure it's the right thing to put all eggs in one basket," Kwon, now a vice president at the security firm RSA, said in an interv