800 Break-ins at Dept. of Homeland Security

WrongSizeGlass writes "Yahoo is reporting about the computer security nightmare going on at the Department of Homeland Security. Senior DHS officials admitted to Congress that over a two year period there were 800 hacker break-ins, virus outbreaks and in one instance, hacker tools for stealing passwords and other files were found on two internal Homeland Security computer systems. I guess it's true what they say ... a mechanic's car is always the last to get fixed."

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The DoHS

[Black Parrot]

is nothing but a politician's way of telling the public "We're doing something about it!" Actually working is a minor, secondary consideration, just like with the post-Katrina relief effort and the "surge" in Iraq.

Doing things right would invove raising taxes and/or redirecting money from pet pork projects, and putting experts in the decision-making roles rather than political hacks.