Dozens of California state agencies have not fully complied with cybersecurity standards designed to protect Social Security numbers, health records, income tax information and other sensitive data from hackers. That’s according to a report released by auditor Elaine Howle, The Recorder reports. The audit found 37 executive branch agencies that told the Department of Technology they met security requirements hadn’t done so, and eight won’t finish the necessary tasks until 2020, the report states. Howle’s “high-risk update,” which doesn’t name the agencies, “raised questions about the technology department’s oversight in light of high-profile breaches elsewhere that have exposed confidential records maintained by public agencies,” the report states. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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