23 Sep U.S. Department Of Energy CISO: We Give Ourselves Poor Marks In Cybersecurity
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Sausalito, Calif. – Sep. 23, 2024
Global cybercrime costs are expected to reach $10.5 trillion USD annually by 2025, up from $3 trillion USD in 2015, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. Global Government Forum reports that government institutions are a common target for cybercriminals and state-sponsored actors, presenting an ever-growing risk to their systems and assets.
On a recent Global Government Forum webinar, expert panelists from the U.S. federal government, the United Nations and the private sector discussed how they are working to improve cybersecurity as well as services for users.
Paul Selby, deputy chief information officer and chief information security officer in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of the Chief Information Officer, gave a frank appraisal of the situation today. Despite industry and governments talking about cybersecurity for many years, he said, “Honestly, if we were to do an objective assessment, I think we’d have to give ourselves very poor marks for where we actually are in cybersecurity.”
The Department of Energy has over 125,000 employees, 17 national laboratories, 37 field and site offices, four manufacturing sites, and delivers electricity to 37 of the 50 states.
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