They had to wait until the Chinese grabbed info on every military and intelligence agent we have?
Following two major breaches of federal networks, the White House late Friday tried to fight back by launching a 30-day program designed to beef up cybersecurity protocol across the the government.
The effort, dubbed the “30-day Cybersecurity Sprint,” calls on agencies to take specific steps over the next month to better protect sensitive information and make it more difficult for hackers to gain access to federal systems.
Those steps include: to fix any cybersecurity vulnerabilities immediately; tighten policies and practices for privileged users who can access sensitive information; implement multi-factor authentication procedures for accessing federal networks; and employ electronic “indicators” provided by the Department of Homeland Security that show when there has been a malicious cyberattack.
The White House conceded that recent attacks led to the new initiative.