The Pentagon Hasn't Fixed Basic Cybersecurity Blind Spots

guest · Apr 14, 2020

The Pentagon Hasn't Fixed Basic Cybersecurity Blind Spots
Five years ago, the Department of Defense set dozens of security hygiene goals
April 14, 2020
https://www.wired.com/story/pentagon-cybersecurity-blind-spots/

The United States federal government isn't known for robust cybersecurity. Even the Department of Defense has its share of known vulnerabilities. Now a new report from the Government Accountability Office is highlighting systemic shortcomings in the Pentagon's efforts to prioritize cybersecurity at every level and making seven recommendations for shoring up DoD's digital defenses.

The report isn't a checklist of what DoD should be doing to improve cybersecurity awareness in the abstract. Instead, GAO looked at three DoD-designed initiatives to see whether the Pentagon is following through on its own goals.
In a majority of cases, DoD has not completed the cybersecurity training and awareness tasks it set out to.

"It's everyone’s responsibility to understand their part in cybersecurity, but how do you convince everyone to follow the rules they’re supposed to follow and do it consistently enough?" says Joseph Kirschbaum, a director in GAO's defense capabilities and management team who oversaw the report
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GAO: Cybersecurity: DOD Needs to Take Decisive Actions to Improve Cyber Hygiene

“Cyber hygiene” is a set of practices for managing the most common and pervasive cybersecurity risks. The Department of Defense’s cyber hygiene is critical as threats to its information and networks increase.
We made 7 recommendations that would have DOD fully implement cyber hygiene practices.
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