Homeland Security websites vulnerable to cyber attack: audit
Source: Reuters
The U.S. department charged with protecting government computers needs to secure its own information systems better, according to an audit released on Tuesday that showed lapses in internal systems used by the Secret Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Department of Homeland Security also needs to establish a cyber training program for analysts and investigators, the audit said, with officials from several agencies blaming short-term budget allocations from Congress for their training cuts.
"We identified vulnerabilities on internal websites at ICE and USSS that may allow unauthorized individuals to gain access to sensitive data," according to the report by the Office of the Inspector General for DHS.
The websites are used by ICE and Secret Service agents to report investigation statistics, case tracking and information sharing, it said.
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the so-called secure government systems.
