The Obama Administration has failed to release any evidence connecting China to the OPM hacks.
Now we know why: Hacked OPM and Background Check Contractors Lacked Logs, DHS Says.
From the post:
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Tracking everyday network traffic requires an investment and some managers decide the expense outweighs the risk of a breach going undetected, security experts say.In this case, taking chances has delayed a probe into the exposure of secrets on potentially 18 million national security personnel.
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Hopefully congressional hearings will expand “some managers” into a list of identified individuals.
That is a level of incompetence that verges on the criminal.
Not having accountability for government employees has not lead to a secure IT infrastructure. Time to try something new. Like holding all employees accountable for their incompetence.