The number of cybersecurity incidents in 2023 grew by almost 10%. Agencies reported more than 32,000 cyber incidents to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in fiscal 2023. The latest Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) report to Congress from the Office of Management and Budget showed an increase from more than 29,000 cyber incidents from the year before. Of those 32,000 incidents, 38% — or more than 12,000 — were due to improper usage, which means someone violated an agency’s acceptable use policy. The second biggest attack vector, once again, was email phishing, which saw more than a 50% increase in 2023 as compared to 2022. The good news, OMB said, is 99% of all incidents in 2023 were considered “unsubstantiated or inconsequential event[s].”
(Most cyber events in 2023 were ‘unsubstantiated or inconsequential,’ OMB says – White House )
Federal office space remains a top priority for the General Services Administration to address. GSA has started taking steps to address the challenge of federal office holdings. But the Government Accountability Office said GSA needs to make a full plan of action to help agencies fix their underutilization of office space. Managing office space post-pandemic has been on GAO’s list of the top priorities for GSA to address since 2022. GAO said its recommendations could help agencies make better post-pandemic decisions for potential changes to their real estate holdings.
(Priority open recommendations: General Services Administration – Government Accountability Office)
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