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Inspector General Criticizes Cybersecurity Efforts

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The team in charge of protecting critical U.S. infrastructure against cyberattacks has been deemed inadequately prepared and staffed to do so by the U.S. Inspector General.

In a report released Wednesday, the federal watchdog agency said that the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team’s (US-CERT) does not have the authority to make federal agencies comply with its recommendations.

The team also is not “sufficiently staffed to perform its mission,” according to the report, released Wednesday.

Moreover, US-CERT has yet to finalize performance measures, policies and procedures related to its cybersecurity efforts, making it difficult to assess the goals of its activity against results.

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