From: Electronics 360
Carolyn Mathas
Security breaches represent constant headline fodder for news organizations. While a huge percentage of the companies and organizations are as open as they can be about the attacks and their implications, there are still many organizations that are not taking advantage of security; others are not disclosing breaches in a timely manner, instead sweeping the information under the proverbial rug, at least for a while. Here are just a few examples of security breaches that either took place or were announced in 2016. Those affected to date represent the who’s who in top corporations and agencies.
Top Agencies, the Federal Reserve and Financial Companies Fail Security
A recent warning by a government watchdog specifically called out four federal agencies regarding their cyber security. Included were NASA, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Office of Personnel Management, said the Government Accountability Office, pointing to the fact that the agencies did not fully implement their information security programs. The four are said to have specific weaknesses in patching software vulnerabilities, as well as in contingency planning.
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