From: Deseret News
By Amy Joi O’Donoghue
A memo issued by the Office of Inspector General for the Department of the Interior says nearly 15,000 laptops across the federal agency’s multiple bureaus are at risk for security breaches because of a departure from best management practices.
SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly 15,000 laptops used by U.S. Department of the Interior employees don’t have proper safeguards to protect sensitive information from being hacked by a cyber criminal because of a management decision to depart from best practices.
A memo issued by Deputy Inspector General Mary L. Kendall and released Wednesday said the laptops — some likely in Utah — are at “high risk of compromise” should they be lost or stolen because the agency did not require pre-boot authentication.
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