The U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of the Inspector General released a report revealing missteps by the U.S. Census Bureau in relation to a 2020 server breach, GovInfoSecurity reports. OIG found the bureau did not conduct sufficient scans of IT assets or notify government officials about the incident, and continued to run the affected servers post-incident despite being outdated and unsupported. Nine cybersecurity recommendations made to the bureau have either been implemented or are in the process of implementation.
23 Aug. 2021
US Census Bureau accused of mishandling 2020 breach
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