White House report finds cybersecurity gaps at federal agencies


  • TECH
  • Monday, 13 Mar 2017

The seal of the United States Department of State is seen in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Despite the US government’s steps to tackle cybersecurity threats, hackers continue to target federal agencies and they experienced tens of thousands of incidents last year, according to a White House report.  

The Trump administration released the Office of Management and Budget’s annual report to Congress on federal cyber performance on March 10. Federal agencies weren’t immune to broader trends affecting the general public, as they reported 30,899 “cyber incidents” in fiscal 2016 that led to the “compromise of information or system functionality” to the Department of Homeland Security’s US Computer Emergency Readiness Team, the report disclosed. 

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