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GAO recommends changes to FISMA reporting

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Agency computer systems are vulnerable because many lack basic controls, and one of the best ways to improve information technology security is to improve the metrics for how departments measure how these basic controls are implemented.

That was the conclusion of the Government Accountability Office, which on Friday issued a tell-tale report identifying widespread IT security weaknesses across the government.

“Weaknesses exist predominantly in access controls, including authentication and identification, authorization, cryptography, audit and monitoring, boundary protection and physical security,” the report said. “Weaknesses also exist in configuration management, segregation of duties and continuity of operations.”

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