The United States Postal Service (USPS) publicly admitted that it was the victim of a cyber-intrusion on Nov. 10. As it turns out, the USPS had been aware of a potential intrusion since Sept. 11, and it took several months of planning and strategic actions until the public and USPS employees were informed.
Full details on the USPS breach were provided by Randy Miskanic, vice president of secure digital solutions at the USPS, in testimony before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service & the Census at the U.S. House of Representatives. The testimony, which took place on Nov. 19, is posted online and provides 11 pages of details on the actions and timeline of the USPS breach incident.
The testimony gives insight into how much time and process is involved in detecting and responding to a breach, which is far from a rapid process.
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Post Office Takes Unusual Approach to Handling Breach
Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist.