Senior officials of the U.S. Commerce Department go before Washington lawmakers Friday as a new government report details that the nation's business secrets are open to computer hackers. A new General Accounting Office (GAO) report says investigators were able to . . .
Senior officials of the U.S. Commerce Department go before Washington lawmakers Friday as a new government report details that the nation's business secrets are open to computer hackers. A new General Accounting Office (GAO) report says investigators were able to gain Internet access to Commerce Department computer systems, and that the government division is unable to detect outside intruders. The GAO will tell Congress that hackers could read and alter confidential business information. Other problems included using the word "password" for system access, misconfigured functions, and abuse of top-level security clearances.

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