Federal CISOs: Bad economy could create vulnerabilties

Many U.S. government chief information security officers believe the nation's recent recession could hurt their ability to do their jobs, according to a survey released Thursday. But federal CISOs see some opportunities in the difficult economic times, with 48 percent of those responding saying the economy will make it easier to retain key security workers. Forty-three percent said the recession will create more vulnerabilties, according to the survey, by Cisco Systems, Government Futures and the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, or (ISC)2.

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