The IRS has yet to effectively implement parts of its information security program,...
The IRS has yet to effectively implement parts of its information security program, leaving financial and taxpayer data “vulnerable to inappropriate use, modification, or disclosure, possibly without being detected,” said a GAO report (http://1.usa.gov/XOIYVA). It said that while the agency…
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has developed the program’s framework and effectively implemented some of the program’s initiatives, “certain components of the program did not always function as intended.” While the IRS said it’s resolved 58 security recommendations made by the GAO, the report said 13 hadn’t been resolved. GAO said the IRS must take “additional steps to (1) more effectively implement its testing and monitoring capabilities, (2) ensure that policies and procedures are updated, and (3) address unresolved and newly identified control deficiencies” to better protect its data.