According to a recent article on CNN, Russian Hackers have hacked into the White House computer system. Not only can the hackers get in, but "despite efforts to keep them out, [they] have been able to reenter the system. The hackers allegedly got into the system by phishing using a State Department email account. This is not only a danger to the U.S., but has been called "more severe than we previously assessed."
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/07/politics/how-russians-hacked-the-wh/index.html
These breaches of the White House's system are completely unacceptable. With computers and hacking so prevalent now, the U.S. needs to take the necessary steps to stop these breaches of one of the most important systems in the country. With the large amount of programmers who work in the U.S., it would be a good idea for the government to hire some of the best to further secure the systems with important information. Another issue is that sometimes it is the employees themselves who let the hackers into the system. Officials have suggested that "government officials and private businesses teach employees what 'spear phishing' looks like." If this issue is not addressed, it could end up being much more important systems being hacked that would have a greater effect on the American people at large. Cyber-security needs to be one of the highest things on the agenda for the U.S. if we want to stay in our current position as a world leader.
This issue isn't isolated to the United States. Across the globe, powerful nations such as China often have their security breached. In many of these cases, it has been revealed that the US has been the perpetrators of these incidents. This is a global problem that the US has contributed to.
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