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GAO Recommends DOD Complete Cyber Tasks

Until DOD completes and implements its “cyber hygiene initiatives,” it will “face an enhanced risk of successful attack,” GAO reported Monday. Seven of the 11 tasks from an initiative aren't fully implemented, and there’s no entity monitoring progress, the auditor…

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said: Of 17 tasks, at least four aren't in place. The Pentagon concurred with one of seven recommendations and partially concurred with four. Since the 2015 plan, the department said it has issued “new or updated versions of a number of cyberrelated strategies, including the DOD Cyber Strategy.”