A new appointment draws applause

摘要

It was back in July 2005 that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff unveiled his reorganization plan for the agency. To many industry players, the plan was a move in the right direction since it included a new assistant secretary for cyber-security and telecommunications. But after what appeared as a step forward, Chertoff and his departmlnt went quiet and that long silent period seemed to get on a lot of IT security pros' nerves.