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Source: Information Week - Posted by Anthony Pell
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has tapped a former energy executive to work with cybersecurity partners across the country on issues that affect the federal government.
DHS secretary Janet Napolitano appointed Mark Weatherford, most recently VP and chief security officer of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), as the department's new deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity for the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD). NERC is an organization aimed at ensuring the reliability of North American power grids. The DHS NPPD is in charge of reducing threats to U.S. citizens, both physical and cyber.
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