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Michael Chertoff

Michael Chertoff is chairman and founder of the Chertoff Group, a security and risk management advisory firm, and is former secretary of the Homeland Security Department.
Digital Government

Former DHS chief: Cyber ShockWave exposed missing links in US security

Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff, who took part in Cyber ShockWave, says the exercise showed that the United States lacks the ability to effectively respond to a catastrophic cyber event. He identifies a few steps government and the private sector need to take.