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Cyber-Security Alarms Ring For Military
GAO says federal, military ops under increasing pressure
WND
WASHINGTON – Ongoing cyber-attacks on critical infrastructures will only be aggravated by sequestration, which kicks in March 1 unless Congress acts, as the ability to counter them could be greatly diminished, officials say in a report in Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
This prospect looms as the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the congressional watchdog, has warned that critical infrastructures and federal operations are under increasing cyber-attack, placing sensitive information at risk, with a potential serious impact on federal and military operations.
“The increasing risks are demonstrated by the dramatic increase in reports of security incidents, the ease of obtaining and using hacking tools, and steady advances in the sophistication and effectiveness of attack technology,” a GAO report said.
Right now, the White House office charged with overseeing cyber-security lacks any overarching federal cyber-security strategy.
The GAO believes that such a strategy would provide a more effective framework for implementing cyber-security activities and better ensure that such activities will lead to progress in cyber-security.
However, the White House has told the GAO that while more needs to be done to develop a comprehensive strategy on cyber-security, it does not believe that producing another strategy document would help.
The GAO, however, believes that an overarching strategy document that includes milestones and performance measures, cost and resources, roles and responsibilities and linkage with other key strategy documents would provide a more effective framework for implementing cyber-security activities.
