OMB: Growth in federal cyberattacks slows

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20120316_7803.php

By Josh Smith
National Journal
03/16/2012

Cyberattacks on the federal government continue to increase, but most 
were "phishing" attempts and reports of threats largely leveled out in 
the past year, according to the Office of Management and Budget.

OMB reported a 5 percent increase in cyberattacks on federal networks in 
2011, based on reports to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, 
OMB reported. That's compared to a 39 percent spike in such attacks in 
the previous fiscal year.

"Threats to this IT infrastructure - whether from insider threat, 
criminal elements, or nation-states - continue to grow in number and 
sophistication, creating risks to the reliable functioning of our 
government," the report concluded.

The private sector, meanwhile, reported only a 1 percent increase during 
FY2011. In FY2010 companies reported a 1 decrease in cyberattacks.

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