Genuinely curious: * Why the hard deadline of Oct 15?

* Why only 1x headcount?

* Why would you be putting a complete unknown into such a high profile position?

* This was posted today. How much hiring / background check diligence can you do if the start date is also today?

* What if the person you hired was another hacker? It's not like you've got time to check their references...

This seems like the kind of thing where you hire a crack team of crisis experts, and pay $5000/hr or whatever it is until it's fixed. This doesn't seem like the right time to start hiring the first rando that walks through the front door...