http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090915_8372.php By Jill R. Aitoro NextGov.com 09/15/2009 The Internal Revenue Service showed mixed results in its effort to reduce security risks associated with laptops and a system that processes individual income tax returns, according to the Treasury inspector general for tax administration. The inspector general released two audits this week that evaluated the agency's progress in correcting security issues identified in previous reports. In one report released on Tuesday, the auditor found that the IRS installed an encryption program on 99 percent of its laptops to protect data stored on the computer's hard drive from unauthorized users. "Only after a successful log on to the encryption software will the computer start the log-on process to access other system files," the inspector general reported. "Consequently, any sensitive data on the computer remains encrypted until a user has successfully logged on and deactivated the encryption." The IRS installed the program in response to a March 2007 audit that reported sensitive data on laptops and other electronic media was not properly protected. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Wed Sep 16 2009 - 22:36:14 PDT
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