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Cyber

Inspector General Report: Department of Energy Lacking Critical Cyber Security Measures

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, October 17th, 2017

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Inspector General Report: Department of Energy Lacking Critical Cyber Security Measures

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The Department of Energy (DoE) remains vulnerable to cyber threats directed towards its critical systems and applications, including those in its nuclear security office, after failing to mitigate all known vulnerabilities identified last year by the department's Inspector General (IG) office. A new IG report, released last week, finds DoE has yet to address 3 of the 16 cyber vulnerabilities it cited in its 2016 evaluation of the department, including an ineffective vulnerability management program, lagging system integrity for its…

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