1. Cyber-SecurityCyber-Security Your Privacy and the NSA

2. Beckstrom Resigns from National Cyber Security Center March 2009 “I have very serious concerns about the concentration of too much power in one agency,” he said. “Power over information is so important, and it is so difficult to monitor, that we need to have checks and balances.”

3. Dale Meyerrose Said that while intelligence officials need to be mindful of civil liberties concerns in the cybersecurity debate, the N.S.A. must have a leading role in that effort because of its technical expertise.

4. Amit Yoran “There is a tremendous amount of expertise at N.S.A. but I also agree that it would be a significant detriment to the nation to let the N.S.A. be the lead agency running cyberprograms. There is an inherent conflict of interest between their intelligence mission and the mission of the folks doing cyber.”

5. Privacy versus Security Privacy Security IdealisticPragmatic RealisticExistential

6. ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics Work to develop software and related documents that respect the privacy of those who will be affected by that software. In all these judgments concern for the health, safety and welfare of the public is primary.

7. References ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics Barger, Robert; Computer Ethics Risen, James and Lichtblau, Eric; “Control of Cybersecurity Becomes Divisive Issue”; April 16, 2009