{"id":18180,"date":"2016-02-15T19:48:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T19:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/02\/15\/us-embassies-need-to-step-up-it-contingency-planning\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:50:09","slug":"us-embassies-need-to-step-up-it-contingency-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2016\/02\/15\/us-embassies-need-to-step-up-it-contingency-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"US embassies need to step up IT contingency planning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost 70 percent of U.S. embassies&#8217; IT contingency plans are deficient, according to the State Department inspector general. This could lead to the leakage or loss of sensitive data and bring down critical operations at the worst possible times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IG mentioned this four years ago and the Bureau of Information Resources Management still hasn&#8217;t done anything about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Report:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oig.state.gov\/system\/files\/isp-16-05.pdf\">Continued Deficiencies Identified in IT Contingency Planning<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Networks can go down for a variety of reasons, including cyberattacks, natural disasters and local instability. Without contingency plans in place for all these eventualities, IT operations can be interrupted, which could mean critical communication and security services won&#8217;t be available when needed. 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