News from The Hill: Sony hack: Could Congress be next?

News from The Hill Sony hack: Could Congress be next? By Cory Bennett Government agencies and congressional offices are vulnerable to the same kind of cyberattack that hit Sony Pictures, experts say. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are well aware of the growing threat online, and many tell staff to act as if everything they write in email could one day become public. “I try to inspire my staff often that when they write an email, they write it as if it should be right on the front page of your newspaper,” said Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), whose district includes Hollywood, in an interview with The Hill. The assault on Sony exposed humiliating internal conversations, unveiled secretive plans and caused the studio to temporarily press pause on a multi-million dollar motion picture. During a recent congressional hearing, an FBI official estimated the tactics used in the Sony hack would have evaded 90 percent of the American government’s cyber defenses. Security researchers backed the assessment. Read more on this article here.