The NSA Is Trying To Regain The Public's Trust

NSA Tries To Regain Industry’s Trust To Work Cooperatively Against Cyber-Threats -- Washington Post

A drop in Americans’ trust in the government is making the difficult task of public-private cooperation against cyber-threats even more difficult.

And that has officials such as Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, scrambling to shore up confidence in his agency, whose image has taken a beating in the wake of leaks about its surveillance programs by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

At public hearings and in speeches, Alexander, who also heads the U.S. Cyber Command, is warning that cyberattacks on such critical and technology-dependent industries as energy, finance and transportation can be prevented only if those industries work with the government. But companies are wary of partnering with an agency that has been revealed to be conducting far-reaching domestic data collection in the name of thwarting terrorism.

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More News On The NSA Trying To Regain The Public's Trust

NSA Chief Alexander Wants the Media to Stop Making the NSA Look Bad -- Atlantic Wire
In speech to telecom industry, NSA’s Alexander criticizes coverage of surveillance -- Washington Post
NSA's Alexander to telecom industry: Trust me -- PC World
NSA's Alexander asks telecom industry to trust him -- Network World
Alexander Calls on Industry to Help Set Record Straight -- Official Wire/American Forces Press Service

My Comment: After consistently lying to us .... and conducting hearings under closed doors (see above video) .... winning the public's trust is an uphill battle for the NSA .... and they have no one to blame but themselves..