"Hack the Planet!"

Still no consistent computer security plan at SC agencies

Gov. Nikki Haley issued an executive order requiring her cabinet agencies to have their computer systems monitored 24/7, but the order does not apply to non-cabinet agencies.

Despite all the attention on computer security in South Carolina after a breach at the state Department of Revenue in 2012, state agencies still aren't following a consistent computer security plan. A hacker got into the DOR computer system and stole the private information of more than six million taxpayers almost 18 months ago.

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