Security Flaws Found In Interior Dept. Systems

Iria · Sep 30, 2005, 08:26 PM

WASHINGTON (AP)--An investigation of the computer systems in several Interior Department offices found numerous security flaws that threaten the department's overall computer security and must be fixed, according to an internal report.

Tests by the Interior Department's Office of the Inspector General found several bureaus and offices "still suffer from serious weaknesses in their security posture," Inspector General Earl Devaney wrote in a Sept. 6 memo to Assistant Secretary Lynn Scarlett.

According to the report, obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, investigators several times were able to masquerade as authorized users, roam the internal networks of some of the department's most sensitive computer systems, and manipulate data. The tests were performed in phases beginning in November 2004.

But Devaney said the department has balked at fixing the system.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Security Flaws Found In Interior Dept. Systems WASHINGTON (AP)--An investigation of the computer systems in several Interior Department offices found numerous security flaws that threaten the department's overall computer security and must be fixed, according to an internal report. Tests by the Interior Department's Office of the Inspector General found several bureaus and offices "still suffer from serious weaknesses in their security posture," Inspector General Earl Devaney wrote in a Sept. 6 memo to Assistant Secretary Lynn Scarlett. According to the report, obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, investigators several times were able to masquerade as authorized users, roam the internal networks of some of the department's most sensitive computer systems, and manipulate data. The tests were performed in phases beginning in November 2004. But Devaney said the department has balked at fixing the system. __________ Read More / Source: Information Week