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Auditors: Coast Guard, FEMA weak on controls
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:43:37 -0500 (CDT)
http://fcw.com/articles/2009/04/28/coast-guard-and-fema-weak-on-it-controls-say-auditors.aspx By Alice Lipowicz FCW.com April 28, 2009 The Coast Guard made more progress than the Federal Emergency Management Agency in securing information technology systems in fiscal 2008, according to two new audits [1] released by Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner. The DHS agencies have material weakness in IT controls overall, although they are experiencing fewer deficiencies than in the previous year, according to audits conducted by KPMG and released by Skinner April 27. Auditors found 22 weaknesses in IT controls at the Coast Guard in fiscal 2008 — 21 repeat findings and one new finding. However, the service has made progress since fiscal 2007, when auditors found 42 IT-related control deficiencies, of which 40 were repeat problems. In the new audit, the company found problems with application software development and change controls, access controls, service continuity and entitywide security planning and management. [1] http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/rpts/mgmt/editorial_0334.shtm [...]
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