From: Federal Times
By ANDY MEDICI
As investigators probe a March cyber attack on sensitive federal personnel databases, some experts and policy makers are calling for more clarity over who is responsible for protecting federal networks from cyber threats.
Federal officials have not yet concluded whether the breach, alleged to have originated in China, extracted sensitive financial and personal data on people who received or are awaiting federal security clearances. The attack targeted networks of the Office of Personnel Management.
The attack, first reported by the New York Times, allowed access to the e-QIP system, the automated data system for security clearance investigation information, and is being investigated by OPM, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, and other elements of the Department of Homeland Security.
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