Adrian Johnson
TLDR:
- The White House has not implemented over a third of the 1,610 cybersecurity recommendations issued by the Government Accountability Office more than a decade ago.
- The GAO has urged the White House to accelerate addressing cybersecurity regulations in preparation for the upcoming presidential polls.
Article Summary:
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has highlighted that the White House still has numerous cybersecurity recommendations left unimplemented despite being issued over ten years ago. The GAO has urged the White House to expedite the implementation of these recommendations, especially in light of the upcoming presidential elections. Key recommendations include the adoption of a comprehensive national cybersecurity strategy, improved data privacy measures, and stronger cybersecurity defenses for critical infrastructure and federal systems.
While the Biden administration has introduced 31 additional initiatives towards cybersecurity strategy implementation, the GAO has expressed concerns about the lack of outcome-oriented performance measures in the plan. GAO Director of Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Marisol Cruz Cain, emphasized the importance of defining specific outcomes to measure the success of the implemented strategy.
In other cybersecurity news, major organizations like Ascension and Kulicke and Soffa have reported cyber incidents. Ascension, the largest Catholic nonprofit hospital network in the U.S., revealed that a ransomware attack compromised only seven out of its 25,000 servers. On the other hand, Kulicke and Soffa, a semiconductor solutions provider, confirmed a data breach stemming from a cyberattack conducted by the LockBit ransomware operation.
As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, it is imperative for organizations, including governmental bodies like the White House, to enhance their cybersecurity defenses and swiftly address recommendations to safeguard critical infrastructure and sensitive data.
