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Information security : agencies continue to report progress, but need to mitigate persistent weaknesses : report to congressional committees.

For many years, GAO has reported that weaknesses in information security are a widespread problem that can have serious consequences, such as intrusions by malicious users, compromised networks, and the theft of intellectual property and personally identifiable information, and has identified inform...

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Corporate Author: United States. Government Accountability Office
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
Subjects:
Administrative agencies > Information technology.
Computer security > United States > Evaluation.
Computer networks > Security measures > Government policy > United States.
Data protection > United States > Evaluation.
Information storage and retrieval systems > Security measures > United States > Evaluation.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/FDLP604
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Summary:For many years, GAO has reported that weaknesses in information security are a widespread problem that can have serious consequences, such as intrusions by malicious users, compromised networks, and the theft of intellectual property and personally identifiable information, and has identified information security as a governmentwide high-risk issue since 1997. Concerned by reports of significant vulnerabilities in federal computer systems, Congress passed the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA), which authorized and strengthened information security program, evaluation, and reporting requirements for federal agencies. In accordance with the FISMA requirement that the Comptroller General report periodically to Congress, GAO's objectives were to evaluate (1) the adequacy and effectiveness of agencies' information security policies and practices and (2) federal agencies' implementation of FISMA requirements. To address these objectives, GAO analyzed agency, inspectors general, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and GAO reports. GAO is recommending that the Director of OMB take several actions, including revising guidance.
Item Description:Title from cover screen (GAO, viewed July 24, 2009).
"July 2009."
"GAO-09-546."
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ii, 61 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.