Posted on 04/09/2014 9:18:34 PM PDT by Up Yours Marxists
The Internal Revenue Service continues to have weaknesses in information security control that the Government Accountability Office fears could affect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of financial and sensitive taxpayer data.
An April 8 GAO report found that although the IRS has improved on information security control and internal control over financial reporting, significant risks remain.
The agency has failed to consistently install the appropriate patches on all databases and servers to protect against known vulnerabilities, GAO found, and also failed to sufficiently monitor database controls and appropriately restrict access to its mainframe environment. The IRS has also allowed individuals to make changes to mainframe data processing without following required procedures.
(Excerpt) Read more at fcw.com ...
If failing to install patches and follow procedures were scandalous, we’d have to shut down the Internet.
But, yeah, the IRS needs to go.
Color-me-not-so-shocked ping.
“If failing to install patches and follow procedures were scandalous, we’d have to shut down the Internet.”
The Internet doesn’t house deep financial and personal information covering over 300 million Americans. Not even healthcare.gov can wear that crown of fruit.
Speaking of security and internets....
Anyone having trouble with the Heartbleed bug?
http://www.cnet.com/news/how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-heartbleed-bug/
The IRS is working as planned. FORWARD!
It’s called corruption. It’s NOT “security control weaknesses”...
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