US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: AFP via Getty Images / TNS
politico | How US agencies’ trust in untested software opened the door to hackers
- The federal government conducts only cursory security inspections of the software it buys from private companies
- As investigators race to assess the damage from the hacks, experts and lawmakers are calling for increased scrutiny of the third-party code
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: AFP via Getty Images / TNS