GAO Puts Cybersecurity and Privacy High Atop High Risk List

Agency Assessment Comes as President Signs Executive Order Increasing Cyber Sharing with the Private Sector

LockcyberLate last year, this post speculated whether 2015 would become “the Year of Cybersecurity.” Though 2015 is still young, it certainly feels like the prediction was accurate given the continued attention that cybersecurity is receiving from the White House, Congress, and federal agencies like the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”). The GAO recently issued a new report ranking threats related to cybersecurity and privacy among the high risk areas for the federal government and the nation’s critical infrastructure.

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