Legacy web forms are the weakest link in government data security

The op-ed warns that aging government web forms and legacy systems routinely expose sensitive citizen data because of unencrypted transmission, outdated cryptography, and application-layer flaws (SQLi, XSS, CSRF), compounded by poor vulnerability remediation and non‑compliant third-party tools; it cites multiple recent breaches and urges immediate modernization (HTTPS/HSTS, TLS 1.3, server-side validation, FedRAMP platforms, MFA, logging, and consolidated form management).