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GAO Says DHS Efforts To Address Port Cyber Security Have Been Limited

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 5th, 2014

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GAO Says DHS Efforts To Address Port Cyber Security Have Been Limited

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its relevant components cam do more to address cyber security at the nation’s seaports, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). For example, the Coast Guard hasn’t conducted a risk assessment of threats, vulnerabilities and consequences of cyber attacks on the nation’s ports, says the report, Maritime Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Needs to Better Address Port Cybersecurity (GAO-14-459). It says the Coast Guard plans to conduct such an assessment…

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