Pentagon’s websites need better security, Wyden says
If you try visiting certain Department of Defense websites, like the one for Strategic Operations Command or the Navy’s Blue Angels, you might be met with a browser message telling you that your connection is not secure and that malicious actors could be trying to steal your information. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wants the Pentagon to fix this issue. In a letter written to DOD Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy on Tuesday, Wyden calls for the department to implement proper encryption and protection on all of its public-facing websites. Wyden writes that a “small number” of DOD websites, such as the Army, Air Force and NSA homepages by default use trusted certificates and HTTPS encryption, the web protocol that ensures secure connections and prevents man-in-the-middle attacks. But many others, Wyden says, like the CIO’s own website, either don’t employ HTTPS or issue basic certificates. “Many mainstream web browsers do not consider these […]
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