EFFORTS by the US government to guard against cyber Armageddon are woefully inadequate, according to a group of security firms.
Last week the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, in its annual report, gave the government mainly grade Ds and one grade F on 12 security recommendations that it made last year.
Paul Kurtz, head of the CSIA, says that multiple data security breaches in the past year have exposed the personal details of over 50 million Americans. He warns that in the future, hackers could corrupt medical or financial records or take down a significant portion of the internet.
The report…
