From: GCN
By Isaac Kohen
Thanks to efforts from the Department of Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team, today’s cyber intelligence is more robust than ever. Among private-sector security professionals, the CERT team is considered a leading source of information regarding cyber threats and defense strategies. However, despite CERT leading the charge on cybersecurity, many federal agencies are lagging behind when it comes to protecting their assets.
This is not merely a matter of opinion. In September 2017 the Government Accountability Office conducted an in-depth study of federal agencies and found persistent weaknesses in cybersecurity practices. This is despite the security innovations of the last decade.
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