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US Treasury lacks cyber defense strategy to protect own systems, watchdog says

By Neil Roland ( July 30, 2019, 20:34 GMT | Insight) -- The US Department of the Treasury, which helps coordinate private-sector preparations for a cyberattack, hasn’t developed policies to secure its own systems or the capability to assess cyber risks it faces, the US Government Accountability Office said. Shortcomings at Treasury and more than a dozen other federal agencies can be traced in part to lack of guidance from the White House Office of Management and Budget and the US Department of Homeland Security, the nonpartisan congressional watchdog’s report said. “The risks to IT systems supporting the federal government and the nation’s critical infrastructure are increasing," the report said.The US Department of the Treasury, which helps coordinate private-sector preparations for a cyberattack, hasn’t developed policies to secure its own systems or the capability to assess cyber risks it faces, the US Government Accountability Office said....

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