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While parts of the Government continue to be shut down over concerns about people crossing the border from Mexico into the United States, the cyber borders are at risk. Many government websites are not being monitored or maintained for security. Several websites have been rendered unsecured or inaccessible during the shutdown.
Employers are also unable to use E-Verify during the shutdown, which is the database where employers can presumably confirm that an employee is eligible to work in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that E-verify will not be maintained or updated during the shutdown, and employers cannot access their accounts to garner information.
In addition to the problems that people cannot access government websites for key information, is the concern that just attempting to access the sites poses a risk.
One concern is websites with expired TLS certificates, which leave sites unsecure. These certificates are the cryptographic protocols that provide authentication and data encryption between servers, machines and other applications operating over a network. Expired certificates bring the potential for cyber-attack.
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