KPMG, the global accounting firm, scored a DISA OTA to consolidate the agency's identity, credential and access management systems.

The agency has boosted oversight of incident response, risk management and contingency planning, but continues to fall short of FISMA expectations.

Joe Klimavicz was hired as managing director of the "Big Four" accounting firm's practice advising federal agencies on cloud migration and cybersecurity.

Four companies — Accenture Federal Services, KPMG, CGI and Deloitte — were named to the five-year contract.

KPMG conducted after-hours walkthroughs of employee workstations and found sensitive information — like passwords — left out and unattended.

U.S.-based retail stores are especially susceptible to damages caused by hackers. When these stores get hit by a data breach it could cost them, on average, roughly 19 percent of their customer base, according to a new, 448-person survey​ conducted by global audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG.