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Interview with SRA International CEO Stanton Sloane\n\n

Stanton Sloane read Gartner's projection that the information technology industry will fall under government regulation in another half-dozen years or so, a forecast he hopes will not occur. It's not surprising the chief executive of SRA International, one of the largest providers of IT and cybersecurity services to the federal government, has a distaste for regulation. \n\n

Government shouldn't shower industry with rules but with ideas to battle cyber threats, Sloane said in an interview with GovInfoSecurity.com. "Government doesn't have to be very punitive in its approach to commercial industry," he said. "It's more about providing information and access to resources and assistance to help understand the nature of the problem and effective ways to deal with it. I don't think that requires a lot of legislation and kind of process rules; it can be done more collaborative fashion with industry associations, advisory groups ... those can be very effective."\n\n

In the interview, Sloane also discussed the:\n\n

Importance of a White House cybersecurity coordinator to get agencies as well as the private sector and foreign governments to collaborate on cybersecurity, regardless to whom the so-called "czar" reports to.\n\n

Relationship between business and government in confronting global IT security danger.\n\n

Challenge of finding professional employees with the right skills to build cybersecurity defenses.\n\n

Sloane spoke with Eric Chabrow, managing editor of GovInfoSecurity.com.