First there was the situation with Hillary Clinton’s official email, some of which was stored on a private server. In May, the IRS disclosed the theft of information on more than 100,000 Americans. And in June, the records of more than 21 million people — including Social Security numbers, birthdates and security-clearance information — were stolen from the Office of Personnel Management, making it one of the largest breaches in U.S. history.
And these security incidents are just the tip of the iceberg.. A survey this spring of 1,800 federal information security professionals revealed that the government’s security posture hasn’t improved over the past two years. Another recent survey found that the biggest threat to federal cybersecurity is the “negligent insider,” followed by zero-day attacks, mistakes by government contractors and then failure to patch known vulnerabilities. And the Government Accountability Office published data on Sept. 29 that found 15 to 24 federal agencies had persistent weaknesses in cybersecurity in 2013 and 2014. For the full article click here
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