{"id":15576,"date":"2018-05-14T16:17:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T16:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/14\/epa-struggles-with-it-security-and-monitoring\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:42:52","slug":"epa-struggles-with-it-security-and-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/it-networks\/2018\/05\/14\/epa-struggles-with-it-security-and-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the EPA\u2019s longstanding struggles with IT security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Environmental Protection Agency has yet to fully implement information security across the agency and has failed to adequately keep track of agency-issued IT property, such as laptops and cellphones, exposing the agency to fraud and abuse, according to two May 2018 reports issued by the EPA Office of Inspector General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A May 8 report on EPA management challenges found that the EPA\u2019s failure to properly verify contractor training and backgrounds, inability to implement up-to-date hardware inventory, and insufficient emphasis by management to resolve audit findings have contributed to challenges in overall information security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe EPA continues to face a management challenge in implementing a vigorous cybersecurity program that strengthens its network defenses and data security in a time of ever-increasing threats to federal government networks,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t