Report: Government Computers Attacked or Probed Millions of Times a Day

(The Blaze/AP)- A new GAO report says that the federal government must come up with a game plan to bolster its cyber security efforts against the millions of probe and attack efforts that occur every day.

While most of this illicit cyber activity falls into the less nefarious category of a probe, the sheer volume and repetition of these online surveillance attempts are a major cause for concern. And the government isn't moving fast enough to safeguard its endless digital cache against them.

The Pentagon is taking steps to defend against this threat, most notably with the creation of Cyber Command. But the GAO report indicates that the implementation of cyber security from the local to federal government levels is falling behind and clearer guidelines for training staff and resource allocation must be developed soon.

With the recent CIA and Senate hacks, developing cyber protections is becoming increasingly more important.