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Most California state agencies wide open to hackers, audit finds
The Washington Examiner ^ | 27 AUG 2015 | Rudy Takala

Posted on 08/27/2015 1:41:07 PM PDT by MeganC

The overwhelming majority of California's state agencies are ill-prepared to defend against cyberattacks, according to the state auditor, putting Social Security numbers, health records, and income tax information at risk for millions of Californians.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; cybersecurity; hacking
Note that California has tax records for millions of people who don't live in that state but who do business there and they also have health care records for everyone who has ever had any kind of treatment in California. This is not a California-only problem.
1 posted on 08/27/2015 1:41:08 PM PDT by MeganC
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To: MeganC

I worry about my vote being hacked.


2 posted on 08/27/2015 1:44:31 PM PDT by FES0844
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To: FES0844

Me, too.


3 posted on 08/27/2015 1:49:02 PM PDT by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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