“Several large federal agencies continue to be at risk for cyberattacks even as the number of cyber incidents reported during fiscal 2018 fell compared with the previous year, the Office of Management and Budget said in a report sent to Congress on Friday.”
“The number of cyber incidents reported by federal agencies fell 12 percent to 31,107 during fiscal 2018 but “drawing conclusions based on this data point, particularly as agencies have adjusted to several new sets of reporting guidelines over the last few years, would be concerning,” the report said…”
“The departments of Energy and Health and Human Services, as well as the EPA, Federal Communication Commission and the Federal Trade Commission, were all ranked as being “at risk” for cyberattacks …”
“HHS was ranked as “at risk,” the report said, because the department’s “information security program was ‘Not Effective’ since it was…” Read the full article here.
Source: Energy, Health departments at risk for cyberattacks, OMB says – By Gopal Ratnam, August 23, 2019. Roll Call.
