| Publisher | Government Accountability Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | 362.8KB PDF | Date added | 14 Apr 2005 |
| Topics | Security Standards, Security Management | ||
| Downloads | 3 | ||
Government Accountability Office (GAO) assessed the effectiveness of Internal Revenue Service's information security controls over key financial systems, data, and interconnected networks at one of IRS's critical data processing facilities that support the processing, storage, and transmission of sensitive financial and taxpayer data. This paper describes the status of IRS's actions to correct or mitigate previously reported weaknesses at the facility and whether controls over key financial and tax processing systems have been effective in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of financial and sensitive taxpayer data.
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