Forwarded from: security curmudgeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/15/AR2006031501589.html : : By Brian Krebs : washingtonpost.com Staff Writer : March 15, 2006 : : Most federal agencies that play key roles in the war on terror are doing : a dismal job of protecting their computers and information networks from : hackers and viruses, according to portions of a report to be released by : a key congressional oversight committee Thursday.
Taken from another list I am on. We have all seen these A - F type grades for various agencies over the years. I'm surprised there hasn't been a big public article tracking the grades year to year with commentary. Federal Computer Security Grades, 2001-2005 Agency 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Department of Agriculture F F F F F Agency for International Development A+ A+ C- F F Department of Commerce D+ F C- D+ F Department of Defense F D D F F Department of Education C- C C+ D F Department of Energy F F F F F Environmental Protection Agency A+ B C D- D+ General Services Administration A- C+ D D D Department of Health and Human Services F F F D- F Department of Homeland Security F F F Department of Housing and Urban Development D+ F F F D Department of the Interior F C+ F F F Department of Justice F B- F F F Department of Labor A+ B- B C+ F National Aeronautics and Space Administration B- D- D- D+ C- Nuclear Regulatory Commission D- B+ A C F National Science Foundation A C+ A- D- B+ Office of Personnel Management A+ C- D- F F Small Business Administration C+ D- C- F F Social Security Administration A+ B B+ B- C+ Department of State F D+ F F D+ Department of Transportation C- A- D+ F F Department of the Treasury D- D+ D F F Department of Veterans Affairs F F C F F ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All Agencies D+ D+ D F F _________________________________ InfoSec News v2.0 - Coming Soon! http://www.infosecnews.org