CYBERWAR/MIKE POMPEO/SENATE/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A bipartisan group of senators called out Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for the State Department’s failure to meet federal law on cybersecurity standards, including basic protocols used by major internet companies. The lawmakers sent a letter to Pompeo on Tuesday [9-11-18] citing a General Services Administration report that found the State Department has deployed only ‘enhanced access controls,’ such as multi-factor authentication, or multiple steps to log in, across ‘11% of required agency devices.’ The letter also referenced findings by the State Department inspector general, who found in 2017 “that 33% of diplomatic missions failed to conduct the most basic cyber threat management practices, like regular reviews and audits’…The senators asked that the State Department provide them with information about how it is working to rectify the situation and the number of successful and attempted cyberattacks on State Department systems abroad. A State Department spokesperson confirmed they had received the letter and said it would be carefully reviewed before the department responds.”
–Donie O’Sullivan, “Senators quiz Pompeo on State Department’s cybersecurity failures,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, September 12, 2018 7:29 pm