An IG audit found that the CFPB hasn’t maintained “an effective level of awareness of security vulnerabilities” following staff departures and diminished contractor support.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) must take significant steps to enhance its HIPAA audit program to ensure stronger protection of electronic ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has seen a rapid drop in the effectiveness of its cybersecurity program, according ...

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights’ audit program was too narrow in scope to effectively assess data protections and reduce cyber risks in the healthcare sector, according to the report. The report, ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Another audit within a branch of the Maryland ...

An Inspector General’s report has identified weaknesses with the Civil Division’s Mega Network Operations Center (MEGANOC) system information security program. An audit was performed by KPMG to ...

The state auditor’s office says in a new report that it’s keeping the California Department of Technology (CDT) on its list of “high-risk” agencies due to concerns about state departments’ information ...

For many beneficiaries, the prospect of a Social Security audit in the United States can be both stressful and overwhelming.

Ask security professionals what the most painful part of PCI security compliance is and most will start grousing about the auditors. Some will describe the auditor who came in and started faulting ...

Blockchain exploits can be extremely costly; with poorly designed smart contracts, decentralized apps and bridges are attacked time and time again. For example, the Ronin Network experienced a ...

The operator of the Geeks.com Web site will submit to five outside security audits over the next 10 years as part of a data-breach settlement deal with the Federal Trade Commission, which found that ...