NSA Chief Continues Bid to Take Over Cybersecurity

By Gideon Swift | Published: March 11, 2009

In the wake of the resignation on Friday of National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) Director Rod Beckstrom over concerns that the National Security Agency plans to take over government cybersecurity efforts, comes an announcement that NSA Director Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander will be giving the keynote address at this year’s RSA security conference.

The talk is being billed as an explanation about why cybersecurity is a national security issue.

The release says Alexander will be talking about “how the Internet enables cyber criminals and others in conducting targeted attacks and what can be done to combat this threat.”