{"id":9760,"date":"2017-09-01T14:32:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T14:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/09\/01\/government-rises-from-bottom-of-cyber-ranking-but-not-far\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:31:25","slug":"government-rises-from-bottom-of-cyber-ranking-but-not-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/it-networks\/2017\/09\/01\/government-rises-from-bottom-of-cyber-ranking-but-not-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Government rises from bottom of cyber ranking \u2026 but not far"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On average, the local McDonald\u2019s has better cybersecurity than the typical federal office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its <a href=\"http:\/\/info.securityscorecard.com\/2017-us-government-cybersecurity-report\">latest report<\/a> on federal and state cybersecurity, SecurityScorecard put government at the No. 16 slot among 18 industries rated, above only telecommunications and education. This was a step up for government, which last finished at the bottom in overall cyber hygiene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers looked at current security postures of 552 federal, state and local government entities, each with more than 100 public-facing IP addresses. They rated the agencies based on security risks in 10 categories, including web applications, network security, leaked credentials and hacker chatter \u2013 how fast news of vulnerabilities spreads on hacker forums and in social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, \u201cgovernment agencies are struggling to put up effective cybersecurity defenses \u2013 and hackers are taking advantage,\u201d the authors found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Government is failing to apply patches in a timely way, ranking near bottom on this metric. This leaves systems vulnerable, and may be the result of government agencies working with \u201cold legacy systems that aren\u2019t patch-friendly,\u201d the study finds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the more dismal findings may not reflect imminent peril. Government finished dead last in hacker chatter, for instance, but the authors say this is to be expected. \u201cOften times hackers are mentioning government websites because they are talking about these agencies sanctioning hackers or cracking down on enforcement,\u201d they note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other gaps are more substantive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The poor showing (No. 13) on the network security scale suggests real vulnerabilities, including open access points, insecure or misconfigured SSL certificates, or database vulnerabilities and other security holes. \u201cAn insecure network is one of the easiest ways for a hacker to obtain access to sensitive data,\u201d the authors note. \u201cOnce a hacker is inside the organization\u2019s network, digital assets can be compromised or stolen outright, throwing operations into chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Government\u2019s weak showing in the SecurityScorecard rating echoes concerns raised by others in recent weeks. The Government Accountability Office for example <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/civilian\/2017\/08\/04\/opm-security-controls-still-not-fully-implemented-says-gao\/\">has noted<\/a> that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management still has not sufficiently tightened its cyber situation, despite a widely reported 2015 attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, SecurityScorecard did single out some federal agencies as being especially strong in their cyber profiles. 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