Computer Security - from Reuters:
U.S. government worse than all major industries on cyber security: report
U.S. federal, state and local government agencies rank in last place in cyber security when compared against 17 major private industries, including transportation, retail and healthcare, according to a new report released Thursday.
The analysis, from venture-backed security risk benchmarking startup SecurityScorecard, measured the relative security health of government and industries across 10 categories, including vulnerability to malware infections, exposure rates of passwords and susceptibility to social engineering, such as an employee using corporate account information on a public social network.
Educations, telecommunications and pharmaceutical industries also ranked low, the report found. Information services, construction, food and technology were among the top performers.
This does not surprise me in the least - remember that big breach at the US Government's Office of Personnel Management? More here, here and here. The director voluntarily stepped down and was placed with a different agency. There is no accountability. There is no real punishment if someone screws up.