Lax security left employees’ data vulnerable
An audit of state government’s accounting office found lax computer security that left thousands of state employees’ personal information vulnerable to theft by hackers.
No evidence was found that personal and financial information was stolen, according to the audit, released last week. But the report noted that weaknesses in the system allowed investigators to “gain full access to servers, databases and information.”
The review of the State Accounting Office’s information systems “revealed significant deficiencies in the protection of sensitive information and critical computer systems,” the Department of Audits and Accounts’ report says.
