As a number of crippling breaches have illustrated, federal government agencies and departments are frequent targets in today’s advanced attacks. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), recently conducted a cyber risk assessment of 96 agencies across 76 metrics to measure their cyber security postures. The resulting report, “Federal Cybersecurity Risk Determination Report and Action Plan,” paints a bleak picture, indicating that 74 percent of agencies are either “At Risk” or “High Risk.” This underscores the urgent need for change.