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Jose Garcia

(2,598 posts) Wed Jan 11, 2017, 11:24 AM Jan 2017

Perez wants in-house cybersecurity expert at DNC

Source: The Hill

Labor Secretary Tom Perez wants the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to have an in-house chief cybersecurity officer.

“I think this office should report directly to the chair," Perez, a top candidate to become the next chairman of the DNC, told Politico on Wednesday.

"And, among other responsibilities, have them proactively monitor the DNC for attacks and breaches."

Perez added he thinks it's equally important to make sure the chief cybersecurity officer works with all of the committee's state partners.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/313711-perez-wants-in-house-cybersecurity-expert-at-dnc

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Perez wants in-house cybersecurity expert at DNC (Original Post) Jose Garcia Jan 2017 OP

I'm all for it Afromania Jan 2017 #1

day late and a dollar short but like duh...... dembotoz Jan 2017 #2

Exactly DK504 Jan 2017 #3

They didn't have outside companies handling it before? xor Jan 2017 #6

I really like Tom Perez.. I don't care how obvious this Cha Jan 2017 #4

I'm a bit surprised something like this didn't exist already xor Jan 2017 #5

Afromania

(2,768 posts)

1. I'm all for it

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Wed Jan 11, 2017, 12:11 PM

Jan 2017

The GOP should probably have one as well. Not my party, but I'd rather foreign entities didn't have blackmail material on those idiots either. This isn't a game and we don't need people screwing with the country. Honestly, every federal organization and business with anything of interest should have cyber security expert(s) on hand.

dembotoz

(16,806 posts)

2. day late and a dollar short but like duh......

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Wed Jan 11, 2017, 12:34 PM

Jan 2017

or perhaps not a person but an outside company

DK504

(3,847 posts)

3. Exactly

Reply to dembotoz (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 11, 2017, 01:15 PM

Jan 2017

Why this wasn't done the moment the discovered the breachs is unbelieveable.

xor

(1,204 posts)

6. They didn't have outside companies handling it before?

Reply to dembotoz (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 04:04 AM

Jan 2017

Whether they go all in-house or have an outside company handle it, they still need some in-house experts to at least oversee those operations.

Cha

(297,248 posts)

4. I really like Tom Perez.. I don't care how obvious this

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 03:05 AM

Jan 2017

is.. it's good to hear him say.

Latinos like him, too.. So do the Fire Fighters UFCW, and the UFW..

In the meantime Tom Perez is also getting important Latino support.

The Latino Victory Fund are supporting his bid for the DNC chair, and I would urge everyone to read an excellent article written by Victoria DeFrancesco Soto over at NBC Latino

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/opinion-tom-perez-what-dnc-needs-now-n697746

The UFCW, UFW and the Fire-fighters union endorse Tom Perez

http://www.ufcw.org/2016/12/16/ufcw-endorses-tom-perez-for-dnc-chair/

More~ http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/19/1612780/-The-UFCW-the-UFW-and-the-Fire-fighters-union-endorse-Tom-Perez-for-DNC-chair

And, he's bi-linual