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A high-level brief of the cybersecurity threat facing the U.S. government. Includes statistics of civilian agency security breaches or attacks since 2006, Defense systems attempted penetrations, and a timeline of major security incidents in government from 2005-2010.
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OhMyGov.com Issue Brief - 6 Oct 2010
CyberThreat_USWhy government leaders are focused on Cybersecurity
The Internet is the 21st Century Battleground
A Growing Concern
Hackers in China have already downloaded 10 to 20 terabytes of data
from the U.S. Defense Department
>70,000Attempted computer hacks on
Defense Department systems in 2008
each day
Agencies Unprepared
21 out of 24 major federal agencies cited for weaknesses in information systems*
21 major agencies cited for key security deficiencies in 2009
* Government Accountability Office, Testimony Before the House Committee on Homeland Security, June 16, 2010
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