LAX security is leaving the US government wide open to cyber-attack,
according to a Congressional report. In this year’s computer security assessment
by a House committee, the government scored a dismal F grade.
One of the main problems highlighted in the report was the failure of users
and administrators to change the default passwords for their software. The
default is often as easy to guess as the word “password”.
Departments were also criticised for failing to close down old or lapsed
login accounts. This allows people who have left, or who no longer have
authorisation, continued access to that department’s…
