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OPM Hack Has Led To Cultural Shift On Cyber Security Across Federal Government, DHS Official Says

Wednesday, June 29th, 2016

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A data breach that was disclosed last summer by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) due to a successful cyber hack galvanized the federal government in a number of ways to improve cyber security, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official said the week of June 20.Beyond the initial “cyber sprint” to improve the cyber health of federal networks immediately following the OPM disclosure and congressional approval in December 2015 of a cyber security information sharing bill, the hack also…

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