Let's hope one of them isn't the DMV!  Virtually everyone 16 and over is in their database.

An audit report released this week by a cyber security company, shows at least FIVE Washington state governmental agencies are 'ripe for the picking' when it comes to cyber-security, and being easily breached by hackers.

State officials, including Auditor Troy Kelley said the audit involved hiring professional "hackers", who were asked to try to break in to the state's computer systems.  What they found was disturbing.  At least five agencies had what were called "critical" flaws, and the paid cyber experts were easily able to gain access.

State officials won't say which agencies were affected, but did acknowledge if an attack occurred,  these agencies would have been compromised.   No indication was given if the state has had any cyber attacks.

Officials say immediate steps are being taken to shore up security.    Critics are blasting the state for not revealing which systems were in jeopardy - some speculate one of them was the new Healthcare Exchange - but don't have any evidence to corroborate that.  That presumption is based upon the issues faced by virtually every state healthcare exchange across the country.

Quite often, despite the amount of taxpayer money spent,  governmental computer systems are far behind private companies and citizens when it comes to using the latest and safest computer security tools.   Many private sector companies are far ahead of the government when it comes to safeguarding their clients information.

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