Shifting Secret Service out of DHS may do more for cyber than shuffle bureaucratic deck chairs

A pair of high-profile industry voices on cyber this week offered strong support for shifting the Secret Service out of DHS and back to the Treasury Department, calling it a plus-up for cybersecurity, and the proposal also garnered positive reviews from a former leader of a national commission on cybersecurity.

“I agree that it is time to consider the appropriate steps for moving the Secret Service back to the U.S. Treasury to enable a more direct collaboration with the Treasury...