World-Herald editorial: Joint effort is needed to combat cyberattacks

When asked what is the highest immediate threat to U.S. security, CIA Director James Clapper has a ready reply.

His answer: cyberattacks.

David Slayton, a national security expert at the Hoover Institution, agrees. “Put simply,” he says, “We’re just outgunned.”

Last year hackers linked to China penetrated the computer files at the federal Office of Personnel Management. They stole sensitive personnel data on 21 million Americans.

Last month, the Associated Press reported, “In each year from 2011 to 2014, the State Department’s poor cybersecurity was identified by the inspector general as a ‘significant deficiency’ that put the department’s information at risk.” For the full article click here 

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