The state of Healthcare.gov cybersecurity

The oversight spotlight falls on Healthcare.gov and its cybersecurity this week. Wednesday, September 17th, sees the results of an investigation by the Govern...

The oversight spotlight falls on Healthcare.gov and its cybersecurity this week. Wednesday, September 17th, sees the results of an investigation by the Government Accountability Office into the site’s security controls. Thursday includes testimony from Marilyn Tavenner, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Her testimony includes analysis of a recent cyber attack.

A couple weeks ago, the Health and Human Services Department announced malware infected one of the website servers. The infiltration happened back in July. HHS officials say the attackers didn’t take any private or consumer information. Instead the malware launched denial- of-service attacks against other websites. HHS says it’s conducting its own investigation into the cause and effect of the cyber attack.

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