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***mandy*** · (This post was last modified: 03-19-2006, 01:48 PM by mandy.)

Quote:The Department of Homeland Security received an F (Failing) grade in cybersecurity from the House Government Reform Committee for the third year in a row. The Committee will likely give the Fed a D+ overall for its cybersecurity efforts.

full article: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2723
cybersecurity report card all fed agencies: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/bus...chart.html

Complete text of the Congressional report "Is the Government Ready for a Digital Pearl Harbor?" (.PDF file format): http://reform.house.gov/UploadedFiles/03...earing.pdf

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Quote:The U.S. House Committee on Government Reform this week issued its most recent grades for IT security among government agencies, and once again, the division charged with ensuring cyber security for the nation got an F.

The DHS has been criticized for its bureaucracy and changeover of leaders and staff. There was some hope in the security community that former Symantec executive Amit Yoran would be able to steer the department in the right direction when he filled the post of IT Security Czar in 2003. However, Yoran left the department a year later, and the post remains vacant.

full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Lz6P3i0R...ling.xhtml

bargainbloodhound · 03-20-2006, 04:18 AM,

Quote:Department of Homeland Security gets failing grade in cybersecurity- rated F

That's reassuring to know...NOT. :-\ Will you be posting a link to the failing grades for the UK government's sites tomorrow? :twistedevil:

Quote:criticized for its bureaucracy and changeover of leaders and staff

Bureaucracy and red tape are the primary reason most government sites in every country get [glow=red,2,300]sucky[/glow] grades on security.

**amy** · 03-20-2006, 07:17 PM,

A present for Mandy Icon_biggrin

Quote:Houses of Parliament IT "really sucks"

UK MPs still severely hampered... though few actually care...

A UK MP has hit out at the House of Commons IT infrastructure, saying there are schools in his constituency with far more advanced IT than the nation's seat of government.

full article: http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,38...404,00.htm