High-Risk Series: Urgent Actions Are Needed to Address Cybersecurity Challenges Facing the Nation

Abstract

GAO has identified four major cybersecurity challenges and 10 critical actions that the federal government and other entities need to take to address them. GAO continues to designate information security as a government-wide high-risk area due to increasing cyber-based threats and the persistent nature of security vulnerabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 25, 2018
Accession Number
AD1167657

Entities

People

  • Eugene Louis Dodaro

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • Internet Of Things
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Public Health
  • Social Media
  • Students
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management

Technology Areas

  • Cyber