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IG: DHS data centers at risk
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 04:40:33 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.fcw.com/Articles/2009/05/13/DHS-data-centers-at-risks-says-IG.aspx By Alice Lipowicz FCW.com May 13, 2009 The Homeland Security Department set up a huge data center on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2006 without considering protections against hurricanes, power outages and perimeter security threats, according to a new report from DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner. Also, DHS did not consider possible risks to its Data Center 1 from rocket testing vibrations two miles away and from possible environmental contamination at the former weapons plant, the report said. A second DHS data center in Clarksville, Va., did not fare much better. The department failed to consider the possible risks of locating Data Center 2 within several feet of two 25,000-gallon diesel fuel storage tanks, the report said. The data centers were created to consolidate information technology systems from more than a dozen data centers. The two new centers are to serve as backups for each other to maintain operation of critical departmental IT systems, especially after a disaster. [...] -- LayerOne 2009, Information Security for the discerning professional. May 23-24 2009 @ The Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California Visit http://layerone.info for more information
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