Most federal agencies are deemed to have poor cybersecurity systems and practices in place, according to a May report from the Office of Management and Budget, effectively showing how vulnerable key information is to hackers and foreign spies.
“The current situation is untenable, as agencies lack both the visibility into their networks to determine the occurrence of cybersecurity incidents and the ability to minimize the impact of an incident if one is detected,” the evaluation reads.
Out of the 96 agencies that were assessed, almost three-quarters were ruled to have cybersecurity programs that are either at “risk” or “high risk.” Specifically, the OMB and Department of Homeland Security found that they are not sufficiently ready to understand “threat actors” and their maneuvers to gain key information, nor allocate resources pertinent to technical safety.