The number one vulnerability in computer systems, says one of the outfits that's supposed to know about these things, lies not in faulty firewalls but in . . . default settings.
In the months following the Y2K transition, governments and institutions around the world produced follow-up reports, complete with recommendations and lessons learned. Now, with more time behind us and, for the federal Information Technology community at least, a 2004 deadline looming for Government On-line, Lac Carling Governments' Review spoke with executives across the country to see which lessons have taken -- and which might be useful in terms of electronic service delivery.