Cyber Intrusion into U.S. Office of Personnel Management In Brief

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Officials and employees.

United States.

Government information.

Military readiness.

Privacy, Right of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2015

Summary:

Examines cyber intrusions at OPM in June 2015, the first of which compromised personal information of about 4.2 million former and current Federal employees, and the second of which targeted OPM databases housing background investigation records of 21.5 million individuals. Reviews current understanding of recent OPM breaches, issues and questions raised about the source of the breaches, including possible role of China, and assesses possible uses of the extracted information. Considers potential national security ramifications and implications for Federal information systems security

Notes:

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Aug. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. Cyber Intrusion into U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Publisher Number:

CRS-2015-FDT-0493

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license