United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-05-13 monographic deposited born digital 79 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-231 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-231 P0b002ee1803a3150 f:d05231 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-231 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-231 GAO-05-231 Computer crimes Computer security Cyber security Electronic mail Federal agencies Information security Information security management Information systems Information technology Internal controls Internet Regulatory agencies Reporting requirements Risk assessment Strategic planning Web sites Other Written Product A24077

Federal agencies are facing a set of emerging cybersecurity threats that are the result of increasingly sophisticated methods of attack and the blending of once distinct types of attack into more complex and damaging forms. Examples of these threats include spam (unsolicited commercial e-mail), phishing (fraudulent messages to obtain personal or sensitive data), and spyware (software that monitors user activity without user knowledge or consent). To address these issues, GAO was asked to determine (1) the potential risks to federal systems from these emerging cybersecurity threats, (2) the federal agencies' perceptions of risk and their actions to mitigate them, (3) federal and private-sector actions to address the threats on a national level, and (4) governmentwide challenges to protecting federal systems from these threats. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-231/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-231.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-231/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-231.pdf GAO-05-231 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-231 Other Written Product GAO-05-231; Information Security: Emerging Cybersecurity Issues Threaten Federal Information Systems; Computer crimes Computer security Cyber security Electronic mail Federal agencies Information security Information security management Information systems Information technology Internal controls Internet Regulatory agencies Reporting requirements Risk assessment Strategic planning Web sites Title 44 Section 3542(b)(1) 44 U.S.C. 3542(b)(1) Public Law 100-235 Public Law 105-35 Public Law 107-56 Public Law 108-187 Title 16 Part 310 16 CFR Part 310