U.S. Department of Homeland Security CIO Scott Charbo was in the hot seat Wednesday, testifying before a Congressional subcommittee on the hundreds of security breaches that have occurred at various areas within his organization in the last couple of years. Some reports pin the number around 800, and they comprise everything from stolen laptops to Web site hacks. Ironically, the problems exist at the very agency that “should be setting an example,” Khalid Kark, senior analyst with Forrester Research, told TechNewsWorld.
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Homeland Security Not So Secure
Posted by: Kimberly Hill June 20, 2007 03:37 PMU.S. Department of Homeland Security CIO Scott Charbo was in the hot seat Wednesday, testifying before a Congressional subcommittee on the hundreds of security breaches that have occurred at various areas within his organization in the last couple of years. Some reports pin the number around 800, and they comprise everything from stolen laptops to Web site hacks. Ironically, the problems exist at the very agency that “should be setting an example,” Khalid Kark, senior analyst with Forrester Research, told TechNewsWorld.