AST July 2018 Magazine AST July 2018 Magazine Issue 24 | Page 62

Volume 25 July 2018 Edition Within the past year, 57% of federal respondents experienced a data breach. This marks a huge jump from the 2017 report (34% of breached) and the 2016 report (18%). 3x higher than two years ago. Federal Agency Data Under Siege, with Nick Jovanovic, Thales eSecurity Guest Editorial and Interview with Nick Jovanovic, VP Federal of Thales eSecurity Federal right after a false missile alert was blasted to residents across the state? In-Depth Findings from the 2018 Federal Edition of the Data Threat Report We’ve already seen a handful of government agency mis- haps in 2018 when it comes to security. Remember earlier this year when news broke that Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency was keeping their passwords on a Post-it note, (A harrowing mobile alert falsely warned Hawaiian residents of an impend- ing ballistic missile strike.) 62 29