Hackers who broke into the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) database this week didn’t just steal birthdays, email addresses and health information. They obtained security clearance information that’s invasive enough to ruin potentially millions of American lives.
The U.S. government is struggling to adapt because, well, governments are slow.
“There’s a lot of bureaucracy and steps you have to go through before you can adopt new technology,” said Amit Ashbel, a product manager at the code security company Checkmarx. “The U.S. is just more frequently attacked because it’s the U.S. It’s a global power and has disagreements with different regions.”
Continue reading at the International Business Times.
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- June 14, 2015
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Stephen Gates is an experienced writer, blogger, and published author who brings 15+ years of hands-on knowledge in information security to the Checkmarx team. Stephen is dedicated to conveying facts, figures, and information that brings awareness to the cybersecurity issues all organizations and consumers face. Aligning with Checkmarx mission of improving software security for all organizations, he is an advocate and promoter of their solutions worldwide.
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