Cybersecurity Continued Attention Is Needed To Protect Federal Information Systems From Evolving Threats

Download or read book Cybersecurity: Continued Attention Is Needed to Protect Federal Information Systems from Evolving Threats written by Gregory C. Wilshusen and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pervasive and sustained cyber attacks continue to pose a potentially devastating threat to the systems and operations of the fed. gov¿t. Many nation states, terrorist networks, and organized criminal groups have the capability to target elements of the U.S. info. infrastructure for intelligence collection, intellectual property theft, or disruption. The dependence of fed. agencies on info. systems to carry out essential, everyday operations can make them vulnerable to an array of cyber-based risks. This statement describes: (1) cyber threats to fed. info. systems and cyber-based critical infrastructures; (2) control deficiencies that make fed. systems vulnerable to those threats; and (3) opportunities that exist for improving fed. cybersecurity.