N.S.A. Director: Snowden Leaks Have Hampered Efforts Against Cyberattacks

U.S. NSA Director General Alexander (Reuters / Gary Cameron)

N.S.A. Director Says Snowden Leaks Hamper Efforts Against Cyberattacks -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — Gen. Keith B. Alexander, the director of the National Security Agency, said Tuesday that the leaks by the former agency contractor Edward J. Snowden had slowed the effort to protect the country against cyberattacks on Wall Street and other civilian targets.

General Alexander was speaking at a conference at Georgetown University in one of his last public speeches before he leaves the agency this spring. He predicted that the disclosure of information relating to government surveillance programs would force Congress to act on changes to the rules governing the bulk collection of telephone records before it tries again to pass legislation that would mandate the way private companies protect against cyberintrusions, and delineate what information they share about attacks with the government.

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Update: NSA Chief: Spy Concerns Are Pre-Empting Cybersecurity Fixes -- Wall Street Journal

My Comment: He provides no evidence to prove his point .... which is something that has become so predictable with this debate. Unfortunately .... Congress supports him, the media is covering other stories .... and much of the American public do not care.