Questions on the Rise of Cyberintelligence
Over the last few years, a sizable stream of high-ranking intelligence officials and operatives have migrated to similar positions with military contractors and other private sector firms. How does this blurring of lines impact our country’s intelligence community?
Rise of the Cyberintelligence-Industrial Complex
As President Dwight Eisenhower left office in 1961, he famously warned about the dangers of the growing military-industrial complex. Observers are now noting the similar rise of a cyberintelligence-industrial complex that could have even more serious implications.
A prime example of this model is the Chertoff Group, founded in March 2009 by the firm’s namesake, Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of Homeland Security. Chertoff also enlisted Michael Hayden, retired four-star general and former National Security Agency (NSA) director.
From the beginning, the Chertoff Group touted its ability to provide clients with access to the same leaders who have “kept the American homeland and its people safe.” Hayden was even more explicit, expressing his desire to re-create his government experience in the private sector.
Democracy at Risk?
What are the dangers of this new cybersecurity elite?
• Knowledge gained by men and women working at the highest levels of cyber-intelligence is now available to the highest corporate bidder.
• This new class is free to operate in a “black hole of secrecy” without government oversight.
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