Cybersecurity chief Beckstrom resigns

Rod Beckstrom, government's director for cybersecurity, resigned on Friday criticizing the excessive role of the National Security Agency in countering threats to the country's computer systems. he said it was a "bad strategy" to have the National Security Agency, which is part of the Department of Defense, play a major role in cybersecurity. Beckstrom headed the National Cybersecurity Center, which was created last March to coordinate all government cybersecurity efforts and answers to the Department of Homeland Security. Homeland Security said in a statement that it has a strong relationship with the NSA and continues to work closely with all of its partners to protect the country's cyber networks.