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Just Like OPM, Healthcare.gov Is Blowing Off Cyber Security Warnings
Investor's Business Daily ^ | 07/10/2015 | John Merline

Posted on 07/13/2015 7:15:24 AM PDT by IBD editorial writer

Could a data breach on the scale suffered by the Office of Personnel Management happen to Healthcare.gov?

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; cybersecurity; obamacare; opm

1 posted on 07/13/2015 7:15:24 AM PDT by IBD editorial writer
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To: IBD editorial writer

Perhaps it already has.


2 posted on 07/13/2015 7:16:48 AM PDT by DBrow
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To: DBrow

Yes, perhaps it has, not that anyone affected would find out because it would be too embarrassing.


3 posted on 07/13/2015 7:20:21 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: IBD editorial writer
Because deliberately compromising the identities of only all the government workers and not every single citizen would be so, so, so unfair!
4 posted on 07/13/2015 7:22:49 AM PDT by null and void (She who uses rope to contain reporters during her candidacy will use rope to hang them when in power)
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To: IBD editorial writer

Not if. When.


5 posted on 07/13/2015 7:26:31 AM PDT by Cyman (We have to pass it to see what's in it= definition of stool sample)
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To: IBD editorial writer

No, it couldn’t happen. I trust them.


6 posted on 07/13/2015 7:26:52 AM PDT by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
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To: DBrow

Almost certainly most of the information collected by the Healthcare.gov is already in off-site servers half-way around the world and available to some very anti-American clients.

The fortunate thing is, much of the information is just plain wrong or so badly catalogued as to be virtually useless except for some limited purposes. Apparently even Healthcare.gov has problems retrieving the information in regards to who actually has or does not have coverage, or the verification that payments have actually been assigned.

Not like that would be a reflection on the general competence of the management of the site or anything.

Chaos is the normal state of things with this regime.


7 posted on 07/13/2015 7:34:13 AM PDT by alloysteel (If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out? - Will Rogers.)
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To: IBD editorial writer

Obamacare, the OPM of the masses.

Bad pun, I know, and I take full responsibility.


8 posted on 07/13/2015 7:40:46 AM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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To: Excellence

Still a good one and worth the appreciative groan.


9 posted on 07/13/2015 7:51:53 AM PDT by Truth29
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