School's out for Cybersecurity

GovEXEC.com reports in an article titled Agencies' cybersecurity scores on the rise.

Grades are in, read 'em and weep as apparently:

"The Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Interior, State and Treasury departments, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, flunked."

I imagine that in the wake of the 5 million lost emails fiasco that the white House see this as more of a success delayed event rather than an outright failure.

Thank God there's some good news however, apparently the brainiacs at Homeland Security received a 'D', up from an 'F' last year and even Veterans Affairs graced the oversight committee with a compliance report this year.

Overall cybersecurity scores have improved from a shocking D+ in 2005 to ....C- in 2006.

Nice to see the government taking security seriously.