In reaction to a data breach of four million current and former federalemployees, a security expert said the incident is proof thattraditional methods are not providing secured, privilegedadministrator access.
A DHA statement blamed Chinese hackers for the cyber break-in of U.S. government personnel office computernetworks, in which identifying information belonging to the Officeof Personnel Management and the Interior Department was stolen.
A statement from the OPM read, “Since the intrusion, OPM hasinstituted additional network security precautions, including:Restricting remote access for network administrators andrestricting network administration functions remotely.”
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