Report: 7 Federal Agencies Still Lack Basic Cybersecurity
August 19, 2021
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A congressional report examining eight federal agencies found that seven continue to improperly protect sensitive data and do not meet basic cybersecurity standards.
The 47-page report prepared by the staff of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, which was released Tuesday, states: Inspectors general identified many of the same issues that have plagued federal agencies for more than a decade.
Despite being cited for these same shortcomings in a similar report in 2019, the departments of State, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Health and Human Services and Education - and the Social Security Administration - are still failing to meet even basic cybersecurity standards, the report concludes. Only the Departm
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Meanwhile, the nation’s top cybersecurity official on Monday endorsed the idea of a new bureau that would track and analyze cybersecurity incidents to help understand trends and potential future attacks, while the newly unveiled $1.2 trillion bipartisan Senate infrastructure package includes several cybersecurity provisions.
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