article_snippet: Additional questions have swirled around potential national security risks posed by having sensitive material flowing through unsecure channels.
article_snippet: It is State Department 'state.gov''s general policy that normal day-to-day operations be conducted on an authorized information system, which has the proper level of security controls,' the 2012 IG report read. '
article_snippet: The use of unauthorized information systems increases the risk for data loss, phishing, and spoofing of email accounts, as well as inadequate protections for personally identifiable information.'
article_snippet: The use of unauthorized information systems can also result in the loss of official public records as these systems do not have approved record preservation or backup functions,' the inspector general added. '
article_snippet: Conducting official business on non-department automated information systems must be limited to only maintaining communications during emergencies.'