Federal cyber protection knocked as outdated, behind schedule

Posted on June 9, 2015June 9, 2015 by 21cpw

By Cory Bennett – June 9, 2015 The main system used by the federal government to protect sensitive data from hacks has been plagued by delays and criticism that it is already outdated — months before it is even fully implemented. The Einstein system is intended to repel cyberattacks like the one revealed last week…

ALERT: USPS System Failure – Bad Financial Practice/Poor Security

Posted on February 13, 2015February 13, 2015 by 21cpw

URGENT MESSAGE – February 13, 2015: While in meetings with the USPS today I have been informed that computer systems have shut down since mid-afternoon yesterday. They can’t log onto computer systems or access, e-mails, etc. This also means that if the clerks logged out of POS yesterday, they can’t log on today. This would…