FBI infrastructure: Less secure than your corporate network
May 31st, 2007
The FBI doesn’t use even the most basic network security techniques, such as protecting against insider threats, patching its servers, or using strong encryption techniques, according to a report from the federal Government Accounting Office (GAO). In fact, if the report is to be believed, the FBI’s network appears to be less secure than your corporate network.
The GAO conducted a security assessment for one of the FBI’s critical networks, and the results weren’t pretty. The FBI, it found, didn’t properly authenticate users, log and audit security-related events, protect the physical network, use strong encryption, or patch servers and workstations in a timely way.
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