IRS Improves Security, But GAO Still Finds Holes

An April 15 report by the United States Government Accountability Office found that the Internal Revenue Service had corrected 32 of 53 weaknesses cited in a 2002 review of the agency information security structure.

The GAO announced that in addition to the IRS' failure to correct 21 deficiencies, the tax agency has 39 "security control weaknesses" that "impair....confidentiality, integrity, and availability of its sensitive financial and taxpayer data." The GAO report states that the IRS cannot completely assure taxpayers that their personal information is secure.

The full text of the 30 page report can be found in a PDF at:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05482.pdf

posted by Consumer Help Web Editorial Team at 9:39 AM |