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class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--contacts" data-element="js-endpoint-contacts2">Contacts</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-3211 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--pr-letters" data-element="js-endpoint-pr-letters">Priority Open Recommendation Letters</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-3216 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--transition--key-resources" data-element="js-endpoint-transition--key-resources">Key Resources</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-3221 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--transition--major-issues" data-element="js-endpoint-transition--major-issues">Major Issues</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-3231 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--downloadable-resources" data-element="js-endpoint-downloadable-resources">Downloadable Resources</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="menu-icon menu-icon-56 nav-item"> <div class="item-container"> <div class="item-inner"> <a href="" class="jump-to-link js-link link--contacts" data-element="js-endpoint-contacts">GAO Contacts</a> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div><div id="block-gao-uswds-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block" data-entity-id="system_main_block" data-entity-type="block"> <div class="node node--type-featured-topic node--view-mode-full"> <div class="node__content"> <section class="border-style--no-border component-basic-content paragraph--type-basic-content paragraph--view-mode-default paragraph-component has-title" id="paragraph-17816" data-entity-id="17816" data-entity-type="paragraph"> <header class="component-basic-content__title"> <h2>Overview</h2> </header> <div class="component-basic-content__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Federal agencies and our nation鈥檚 critical infrastructure鈥攕uch as energy, transportation systems, communications, and financial services鈥攄epend on IT systems to carry out operations and process essential data. The security of these systems and data is vital to protecting individual privacy and national security.</p><p>However, risks to IT systems are increasing鈥攊n particular, malicious actors are becoming more willing and capable of carrying out cyberattacks. Additionally, there has been an increase in most types of cyberattacks across the United States, and the cost of these attacks is also increasing.</p><p><strong>Most Common Types of Cybersecurity Incidents in the U.S.</strong><br>Dollars in millions </p><figure class="media media--view-mode-inline media--type-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <h2 class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</h2> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/assets/styles/main_uncropped_1x/public/2023-02/cyber%20table%20with%20source.JPG.webp?itok=-7NHKJ1_" width="709" height="492" alt="Table with cyber data."> </div> </div> </figure> <p>Additionally, since many government IT systems contain vast amounts of personally identifiable information (PII), federal agencies must protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of this information鈥攁nd effectively respond to data breaches and security incidents. Likewise, the trend in the private sector of collecting extensive and detailed information about individuals needs appropriate limits.</p><figure class="media media--view-mode-default media--type-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <h2 class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</h2> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/assets/styles/default/public/2024-03/Fig02-7_v6-ITC-106291-pie%20chart_cgb_artboard_clip.png.webp?itok=RYObNXbT" width="1428" height="946" alt="Federal agencies reported 30,659 information security incidents in fiscal year 2022"> </div> </div> </figure> <p>To highlight the importance of these issues, GAO has designated information security as a government-wide high-risk area <a href="https://www.gao.gov/products/hr-97-1">since 1997</a>. This high-risk area was expanded <a href="https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-03-119">in 2003</a> to include protecting the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure and, <a href="https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-15-290">in 2015</a>, to include protecting the privacy of PII.</p><p><strong>Ten critical actions needed to address four major cybersecurity challenges</strong></p><figure class="media media--view-mode-default media--type-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <h2 class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</h2> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/assets/styles/default/public/2024-07/Cybersecurity%20FT%20Image%20New.png.webp?itok=ZrKI13cE" width="700" height="578" alt="Four Major Cybersecurity Challenges and 10 Associated Critical Actions"> </div> </div> </figure> <p>Since 2010, GAO has made over 4,000 recommendations to federal agencies to address cybersecurity shortcomings. However, <a href="https://www.gao.gov/highrisk/ensuring-cybersecurity-nation">more than 850</a> of these had not been fully implemented as of February 2023. Of these, we designated 52 as priority recommendations, meaning that we believe they warrant priority attention from heads of key departments and agencies. Until these shortcomings are addressed, federal and critical infrastructure IT systems will be increasingly susceptible to cyber threats.</p><p>For more on GAO's reports and recommendations, see the key reports tab below.</p></div> </div> </section> <div id="paragraph-17821" class="component-report-listing paragraph--type-report-listing paragraph--view-mode-default paragraph-component js-endpoint-key-reports has-title" data-entity-id="17821" data-entity-type="paragraph"> <header class="component-report-listing__title"><h2>Key Reports</h2></header> <div class="component-report-listing__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-listing-items field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <article class="node node--type-product node--view-mode-teaser-title grid node node--type-product"> <div class="grid-row inner-topic-reports"> <a class="product-teaser-title-link" href="/products/gao-24-106179"> <header> <p>Personnel Vetting: DOD Needs to 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field__item">GAO-23-106443</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issue-date field--type-datetime field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue-date field--type-datetime field--label-visually_hidden field__item"> Published: Feb 14, 2023 </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-docdate field--type-datetime field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__item"> Publicly Released: Feb 14, 2023 </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="visually-hidden field__item"> <article class="node node--type-product node--view-mode-teaser-title grid node node--type-product"> <div class="grid-row inner-topic-reports"> <a class="product-teaser-title-link" href="/products/gao-23-106441"> <header> <p>Cybersecurity High-Risk Series: Challenges in Protecting Cyber Critical Infrastructure</p> </header> <div class="node__content" > <div class="field field--name-field-product-number field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">GAO-23-106441</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issue-date field--type-datetime field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field field--name-field-issue-date field--type-datetime field--label-visually_hidden field__item"> Published: Feb 07, 2023 </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-docdate field--type-datetime field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__item"> Publicly Released: Feb 07, 2023 </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="visually-hidden field__item"> <article class="node node--type-product node--view-mode-teaser-title grid node node--type-product"> <div class="grid-row inner-topic-reports"> <a class="product-teaser-title-link" href="/products/gao-23-106428"> <header> <p>Cybersecurity High-Risk Series: Challenges in Securing Federal Systems and Information</p> </header> <div class="node__content" > <div class="field field--name-field-product-number field--type-string field--label-hidden 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