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IG Says DHS Information Security Levels Less Than Effective In Several Areas

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 13th, 2018

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The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) information security program is below the effective level in three of five areas based on federal guidelines, although the department is taking corrective actions to meet requirements, according to an internal audit report.The department met Level 3 maturity levels for the protect, detect and recover cyber security functions while meeting Level 4—effective—levels in two other functional categories outlined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, the DHS Inspector General (IG) said…

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