Who's Got the chops to Run a Transatlantic Cyberspy Cell?

The success of a newly announced US-UK cyberspy unit in many ways will depend on its yet-to-be named leaders, who, digital investigators say, will be hard to find.

Apparently, there's a small talent pool of cybersecurity technologists -- some say 1,000 -- and an even smaller pool of technologists who are privacy-conscious, good managers. Numerous cyber and Internet privacy analysts were hard-pressed to name potential contenders who understand code, people and the law. Several top US cyber officials who lack technical skills, such as White House cyber czar Michael Daniel and FBI Director James Comey, have lost standing in the eyes of among some Americans.