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Review of the Department of Homeland Security's Implementation of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015

Executive Summary

Title IV, Section 406 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 requires Inspectors General to assess agency National Security Systems (NSS) and other systems that provide access to personally identifiable information (PII). We reviewed information security policies and practices for logical access and data protection at the Department of Homeland Security in four key areas, asrequired by the Act.

Report Number

OIG-16-142

Issue Date

09/27/2016

Document File

OIG-16-142-Sep16.pdf

DHS Agency

MGMT

Oversight Area

Cybersecurity

Fiscal Year

2016

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