WASHINGTON: US federal agencies have increased cybersecurity measures since the hacking at the Office of Personnel Management, but more work is necessary to help prevent further attacks, the results of a 30-day effort to raise standards showed.
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget kicked off a “cybersecurity sprint” last month after the hacks that put the personal data of more than 22 million Americans at risk, directing agencies to strengthen their networks and report back.
In a blog post about that effort, the White House’s chief information officer Tony Scott said federal civilian agencies had increased use of “strong authentication for privileged and unprivileged users” from 42% to 72%.
Many were still not up to the highest standards set by OMB, however.
“We still have more work to do,” Scott said.
A team of more than 100 government and private industry experts are reviewing the government’s cybersecurity “policies, procedures and practices” and will issue an assessment in the coming months, he said. – Reuters
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