An article from http://www.cio-today.com reports:
"NASA and the U.S. Department of State were among the federal agencies that received low marks on IT security, according to a recent report card issued by the New York-based firm Security Scorecard. Also receiving low grades were the states of Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Washington.
The 2016 U.S. Government Cybersecurity Report, released earlier this month, analyzed the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of some 600 local, state and federal government agencies. It found that government organizations perform poorly in information security compared to private-sector enterprises in transportation, retail, healthcare and other industries.
Security Scorecard put a special focus on NASA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service, all of which have been hit by significant data breaches this year. Across the board, government agencies struggled most with malware infections, network security and the timing of regular software patches, the report found..."
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