Beckstrom is the former director of the U.S. National Cybersecurity Center, where he created a group of leaders from the nation’s top six cybersecurity centers comprising the civilian, military and intelligence communities. He has co-authored four books and most recently wrote “The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations,” which discusses how organizations can become virtually self-perpetuating, regardless of the status of their leadership.Rod Beckstrom will take the helm at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The announcement that Beckstrom would be CEO and president was made at the end of ICANN’s 35th international meeting in Sydney, Australia. ICANN – an international nonprofit corporation that, among other tasks, consigns and manages Internet domain names and IP addresses – announced Beckstrom’s appointment at its annual meeting in Australia on Friday.