Many California government departments and agencies have major flaws in their data security procedures, a report has found. The state auditor, Elaine Howle, surveyed 21 government entities, such as the judiciary and offices of elected officials, that are not mandated to reach the standards for information security of a cabinet-level department. Of those entities, 33 had “high risk deficiencies”. The report discovered basic vulnerabilities, such as not changing the default password of systems. It called for the state government to resolve these issues more quickly, and for entities to have a data security assessment at least every three years.
Many California government departments and agencies have major flaws in their data security procedures, a report has found. The state auditor, Elaine Howle, surveyed 33 government entities, such as the judiciary and offices of elected officials, that are not mandated to reach the standards for information security of a cabinet-level department. Of those entities, 21 had “high risk deficiencies”. The report discovered basic vulnerabilities, such as not changing the default password of systems. It called for the state government to resolve these issues more quickly, and for entities to have a data security assessment at least every three years.