[LINK] US cybersecurity scorecard

[Jan Whitaker]

>NewsScan Daily, 18 February 2005
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>'D' IS FOR 'DISMAL' U.S. GOV'T CYBERSECURITY
>       Despite widespread agreement that computer security should be a top
>priority of U.S. government agencies, the latest cybersecurity progress
>report from Congress rates overall government efforts a D-, with seven of
>the 24 largest agencies earning a failing grade -- including the
>departments of Energy and Homeland Security, which, ironically, houses the
>National Cyber Security Division. "Several agencies continue to receive
>failing grades, and that's unacceptable," says Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.),
>chair of the House Government Reform Committee. But on the bright side,
>says Davis, "We're also seeing some exceptional turnarounds." Those include
>the departments of Transportation (up from a D+ to an A-), Justice (up from
>an F to a B-) and the Interior (up from an F to a C+). Davis notes that
>problem areas include lax security at federal contractor computers; a lack
>of contingency planning for broad system failures; and scant training
>opportunities for employees responsible for computer security.
>(AP/Boston.com 16 Feb 2005)
><http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2005/02/16/agencies_earn_d_plus_on_computer_security/>
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