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GAO calls for actions to address overarching cybersecurity challenges facing government, private sector

By Charlie Mitchell / December 3, 2021

The Government Accountability Office, in testimony submitted to a House committee, is flagging “critical actions” policymakers should take to address four cybersecurity challenges that include the need for a comprehensive national strategy, securing federal systems and critical infrastructure, and “protecting privacy and sensitive data.”

Nick Marinos, GAO’s director of information technology and cybersecurity, testified Thursday before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee at a hearing on “federal perspectives on securing the nation’s infrastructure.”

According to GAO, “To address...


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