GAO Wireless Report
GAO Wireless Report
Download the Government Accounting Office (GAO) wireless report from here.
An intro to the report below…I plan to write a future blog post with full analysis of the report.
Why GAO Did This Study
Over the past several years, federal agencies have rapidly adopted the use of wireless technologies for their information systems. In a 2005 report, GAO recommended that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in its role overseeing governmentwide information security, take several steps to help agencies better secure their wireless networks.
GAO was asked to update its prior report by (1) identifying leading practices and state-of-the-art technologies for deploying and monitoring secure wireless networks and (2) assessing agency efforts to secure wireless networks, including their vulnerability to attack.
To do so, GAO reviewed publications, guidance, and other documentation and interviewed subject matter experts in wireless security. GAO also analyzed policies and plans and interviewed agency officials on wireless security at 24 major federal agencies and conducted additional detailed testing at these 5 agencies: the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs, and the Social Security Administration.What GAO Recommends
GAO is making two recommendations to OMB to enhance governmentwide oversight and four recommendations to the Department of Commerce for additional guidelines related to wireless security. The Department of Commerce concurred with GAO’s recommendations. OMB did not provide comments on the report.
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