By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for protecting government computers, but it turns out, the agency’s own information systems are vulnerable to a cyber attack, according to an audit, Newsweek reports.
The audit found lapses in the internal systems used by ICE and the Secret Service and said Homeland Security needs to better train analysts and investigators in cyber training.
“We identified vulnerabilities on internal websites at ICE and USSS that may allow unauthorized individuals to gain access to sensitive data,” according to the report by the Office of the Inspector General for DHS.
The computers contain information on case tracking, information sharing and investigation statistics.
