Government Accountability Office evaluates agency efforts to put in place internal cyber incident reporting mechanisms

A new report from the Government Accountability Office identifies challenges federal agencies are facing when responding to cyber attacks and their progress in implementing log management requirements from President Biden’s 2021 cyber executive order.

“Agencies described three key challenges that hindered their abilities to prepare fully to respond to cybersecurity incidents: lack of staff, technical challenges in event logging, and limitations in cyber threat information sharing. Federal entities have initiated efforts that can assist in overcoming these challenges,” the GAO...