SEC employees do not take precautions against computers at hacker conferences

News and Information http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/17197.html "> Beijing time November 10, according to Reuters, people familiar with the matter, the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as" SEC ") Many employees at the trading and marketing department took a computer with no protection to the hacking convention, causing the agency to worry that sensitive data might leak out.

SEC Trading and marketing is responsible for ensuring that financial markets are protected from cyber attacks. Reuters said that the staff with unprotected computers to participate in the "Black Hat Convention."

After finding security, the SEC hired a third party company and spent "at least 200,000 dollars" to determine whether an information leak had occurred, Reuters said. But the company has yet to find any sign of the data being stolen.

Still, the issue underscores the importance of cybersecurity to financial institutions. Last year there were reports that the federal government had launched an investigation into the repeated intrusions into the Nasdaq stock market. A few months later, another report said the hackers had been eyeing the American Chamber of Commerce, hoping to steal sensitive data from the agency's member companies.

The SEC incident also underscores the security challenges facing U.S. government agencies. Congress has urged Mr. Obama to pass a presidential decree on cybersecurity, which would lead businesses and government agencies to adopt stricter security measures.

The SEC has yet to comment.