govinfosecurity.comMischel Kwon has resigned as director of the U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team, the Department of Homeland Security said late Friday.
No reason was given for her departure and no replacement had been named.
In a statement, Phil Reitinger, deputy undersecretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate and director of the National Cybersecurity Center, thanked Kwon for her service, commending her leadership and the progress she has made at U.S.-CERT over the past year.
"President Obama has made cybersecurity a top priority for the administration, and Secretary (Janet) Napolitano and I are committed to the department's mission to improve collaboration between public and private sector partners to prepare for, prevent and respond to cyber attacks," Reitinger said.
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