A federal agency created in the 1930s to help restore economic confidence during the Great Depression isn't winning the confidence of a congressional watchdog agency for its information security practices. Many end users had access to "powerful" systems commands, including 26 . . .
A federal agency created in the 1930s to help restore economic confidence during the Great Depression isn't winning the confidence of a congressional watchdog agency for its information security practices. Many end users had access to "powerful" systems commands, including 26 help desk employees and 14 database staffers who didn't need access to these commands, the GAO said. The FDIC has been previously faulted by the GAO for IT security. But the GAO acknowledged that the FDIC has taken steps to improve its operations, including the use of a guard service to provide security surveillance to its computer rooms and an assessment of data to determine the level of security needed to protect it.

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