FBI IT Security Vulnerable To Insider Attack, GAO Finds

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The FBI's internal security network is "ineffective" and leaves the agency vulnerable to an insider attack, according to a Government Accountability Office report issued Thursday. The GAO, a federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress, reported that security controls over the FBI's critical internal network were not up to the task of protecting the agency's information and information resources. Gregory Wilshusen, director of the GAO's Information Security Issues, concluded in a letter to Representative James Sensenbrenner Jr. that the investigative agency has not implemented key safeguards.

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