Information Security: Concerted Response Needed to Resolve Persistent Weaknesses

Citation
Government Accountability Office, Information Security: Concerted Response Needed to Resolve Persistent Weaknesses (GAO-10-536T) (Mar. 24, 2010) (full-text).

Overview
Without proper safeguards, federal computer systems are vulnerable to intrusions by individuals who have malicious intentions and can obtain sensitive information. The need for a vigilant approach to information security has been demonstrated by the pervasive and sustained cyberattacks against the United States; these attacks continue to pose a potentially devastating impact to systems and the operations and critical infrastructures they support.