Information security [electronic resource] : despite reported progress, federal agencies need to address persistent weaknesses : report to congressional committees
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- 4265326
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- United States. Government Accountability Office
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- [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2007]
- ii, 56 p. : digital, PDF file.
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- Summary:
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For many years, GAO has reported that weaknesses in information security are a widespread problem with potentially devastating consequences--such as intrusions by malicious users, compromised networks, and the theft of personally identifiable information--and has identified information security as a government wide high-risk issue. Concerned by reports of significant vulnerabilities in federal computer systems, Congress passed the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA), which permanently authorized and strengthened the information security program, evaluation, and reporting requirements for federal agencies. As required by FISMA to report periodically to Congress, in ...
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- "GAO-07-837."
- "July 2007."
- Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.
- Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 5, 2007).
- Includes bibliographical references.
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- Federal information security
- Despite reported progress, federal agencies need to address persistent weaknesses
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- GAO (202)512-6000 (voice); (202)512-6061 (Fax); (202)512-2537 (TDD)
- Govt. Doc. Number:
- GA 1.13:GAO-07-837
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