Report: Internet 'noise' can mask increasing dangers to federal networks

Fifth Domain: As government agencies push more of their IT services to the cloud, hackers can use the confusion of traffic across those networks to mask malicious behavior, a new Cisco report warns.

“Adversaries have a lot of internet ‘noise’ to use as cover because many in the public sector may rely on cloud-based services like Google Docs and Dropbox to do their work, regardless of whether these services are offered or systemically endorsed by their agencies,” the report said.

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