Obama's pick to lead the Pentagon is big on cybersecurity

President Barrack Obama's pick to lead the Pentagon, former Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton "Ash" Carter, has been a big supporter of increasing the US' cybersecurity capabilities.

His nomination signals that the Administration is likely to continue to aggressively build out its ability to fight adversaries in the digital world. Carter served as the Deputy Secretary of Defense from October 2011 to December 2013 -- and before that spent two years as the Defense Department's chief weapon and technology buyer. He first joined the Pentagon as a civilian program and technical analyst in 1981, working on missile defense. Carter has reportedly been influential in the reorganization of US Cyber Command over the last few years.