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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 10: Senate Homeland Security Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI) presides over a nomination hearing with Chris Inglis, nominee to be the National Cyber Director, and Jen Easterly, nominee to be the Director of the Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 10, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Federal agencies are failing to protect sensitive data, Senate report finds

Seven agencies use systems that no longer receive software updates from their vendor.

Aug 3, 2021 By Tonya Riley

Capitol Congress lawmakers legislators Washington D.C. — The measure was just one of several cybersecurity-related issues the committee put into the bill, the text of which was released publicly Thursday. (Getty Images)

Senate investigation finds agencies ‘unprepared’ to protect Americans’ data

Lessons from the 2015 OPM hack still haven’t been heeded, according to a Senate subcommittee.

Jun 25, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas