Government agencies need to respond better to cyber...
Government agencies need to respond better to cyber incidents, the GAO said in a report released Friday (http://1.usa.gov/1kqruFm). “Based on a statistical sample of cyber incidents reported in fiscal year 2012, GAO projects that these agencies did not completely document…
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actions taken in response to detected incidents in about 65 percent of cases (with 95 percent confidence that the estimate falls between 58 and 72 percent),” the report said of its review of 24 major federal agencies. It said even with plans and policies in place, agencies weren’t always comprehensive or consistent with federal obligations. The CyberStat reviews from the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Homeland Security “have not addressed agencies’ cyber incident response practices,” GAO said. “Without complete policies, plans, and procedures, along with appropriate oversight of response activities, agencies face reduced assurance that they can effectively respond to cyber incidents.”