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DHS Gets Another "F" In Cyber Security
An anonymous reader writes "For the third straight year, the Department of Homeland Security -- which is charged with charting the federal government's cyber security agenda -- earned a grade of "F" for computer security from a key congressional oversight committee, according to a story at Washingtonpost.com. Not only did the overall government-wide computer security grade remain flat (at a barely-passing "D+" but several agencies -- mostly those on the "front lines in the war on terror" -- actually managed to fare worse this year."
But, such a thing can't be possible, surely?
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
Well then, time to deface some .gov websites with drawings of the prophet Muhammed...
Cracking child porno is much more important than these trivial issues. Why care when everything is available at/from google.
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prayer based security?
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Criticizing DHS can be seen as being unpatriotic.
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We had elected Al Gore. I hear he invented the internet. We'd be in much better shape then.
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If you think imaginary property and real property are the same, when does your house become public domain?
whilst Linux is undoubtedly good, I used it for my MSCE exams and got a "Grade F". Using Linux is not a guaranteed method of getting an "A".
I'm looking over the wall; and the're looking at me!
Actually, just consider your average govt employee and it all makes sense.
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