Is Government security an oxymoron or simply a contradiction in terms?

Those people protecting our data in Homeland security are using passwords like: "password" or simply repeating their user name according to a report released February 4 by the Republican staff of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission left nuclear plant security details on a shared and completely unprotected drive.
The Army Corp of Engineers lost security information regarding protection and weaknesses of our nation's dams.
The Emergency Broadcast System was hacked to warn viewers of a Zombie outbreak.
According to public reports, the following agencies have lost control of personal and sensitive data (had secrets hacked and stolen):

Department of Homeland Security
Department of Defense
Department of State
Department of Labor
Department of Energy
Department of Commerce
NASA
The Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Personnel Management
The Federal Reserve
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Food and Drug Administration
The U.S. Copyright Office
The National Weather Service

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Date: February 2014

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Home Forms About Current Newsletter subscribe Search All Articles Browse by Category Security Internet Mobile Business Hardware Fun		Is Government security an oxymoron or simply a contradiction in terms? Those people protecting our data in Homeland security are using passwords like: "password" or simply repeating their user name according to a report released February 4 by the Republican staff of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. More highlights! The Nuclear Regulatory Commission left nuclear plant security details on a shared and completely unprotected drive. The Army Corp of Engineers lost security information regarding protection and weaknesses of our nation's dams. The Emergency Broadcast System was hacked to warn viewers of a Zombie outbreak. According to public reports, the following agencies have lost control of personal and sensitive data (had secrets hacked and stolen): Department of Homeland Security Department of Defense Department of State Department of Labor Department of Energy Department of Commerce NASA The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Personnel Management The Federal Reserve The Commodity Futures Trading Commission The Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Copyright Office The National Weather Service Link to further reading: http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/02/government-passwords-are-incredibly-easy-hack/78227/?oref=d-interstitial-continue Date: February 2014 This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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