Continued efforts needed to protect information systems from
evolving threats  Thursday - 10/21/2010, 1:23pm EDT  WFED's
Francis Rose talks with Gregory Wilshusen, Director, Information
Security Issues, GAO  Click below to hear the interview
Download mp3  By Greg Wilshusen Government Accountability Office
Pervasive and sustained cyber attacks continue to pose a
potentially devastating threat to the systems and operations of
the federal government. And federal agencies face many
challenges in combating this threat.  Cyber-based threats are
evolving and growing. Cyber-based threats to federal systems and
critical infrastructure can be unintentional or intentional,
targeted or non-targeted, and can come from a variety of
sources.  Unintentional threats can be caused by inattentive or
untrained employees, software upgrades, and equipment failures
that inadvertently disrupt systems or corrupt data. Intentional
threats include both targeted and non-targeted attacks.  A
targeted attack is when a group or individua