HMRC Data Loss Blamed On Targets
News The CDs are assumed to have been lost while in transit to the National Audit Office. In the case of the missing HMRC data, it emerged soon after the loss occurred that sensitive information, such as bank details, was supposed to have been stripped...
[April 23, 2008, 13:25]
Inadequate Security Controls Increase Risks To DHS Wireless Networks
White Papers This audit included an evaluation of the security policies and procedures for the administration, configuration, and use of sensitive but unclassified DHS wirelessnetworks. The objective was to determine whether DHS developed adequate security...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Department Of Agriculture: Status Of Efforts To Address Major Financial Management Challenges
White Papers For each of USDA's agencies that prepared separate financial statements for fiscal year 2002, the audit opinions were also positive. For many years, USDA struggled to improve its financial management activities, but inadequate accounting systems...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
PeopleSoft Enterprise Meets Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404
White Papers This can result in hard-dollar savings, as auditors become more comfortable with processes and spend less time performing control audit tasks. Therefore, the approach to managing and enforcing policy and compliance procedures should be viewed from...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Darling Blames Officials For Data Loss
News In a statement to the House of Commons on 20 November, 2007, Darling confirmed that two password-protected discs had been sent to the National Audit Office (NAO) for auditing purposes in mid October but had not arrived.
[November 21, 2007, 7:16]
FBI Cut Off For Unpaid Wiretap Bills
Blog The BBC reports that a US government audit conducted by the justice department's inspector general, Glenn Fine, has concluded that phone lines which were established by the FBI to eavesdrop on suspected criminals were disconnected because of late...
[January 11, 2008, 16:12]
Lords: Government Doesn't Get Internet Threat
News The committee had wanted extra powers for the information commissioner to be able to audit systems before problems arose. Lord Erroll said the committee thinks the government is reluctant to grant the information commissioner more powers to...
[October 31, 2007, 14:20]
MoD Announces Data-protection Action Plan
News Potential risks to information are regularly reviewed by executive boards and audit committees, and as part of capability reviews and Office of Government Commerce 'gateway reviews' New system security procedures, followed through by audits
[June 25, 2008, 16:56]
IT Fails To Staunch DWP Fraud Losses
News About £2.5bn was lost to fraud and error in benefit payments over the last year, according to the National Audit Office. The figure is down from £2.7bn over the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) previous financial year, but was still deemed...
[July 26, 2007, 12:12]
IT Fault Causes Millions To Pay Incorrect Tax
News The report by the National Audit Office (NAO) found that up to £880m in pay as you earn (Paye) taxes had not been collected each year, while other taxpayers had overpaid by up to £340m. It added: "These difficulties have been compounded by...
[April 3, 2008, 8:41]
Government Loses 25m Confidential Records
News The discs were lost during a National Audit Office (NAO) investigation in October. HMRC had not followed procedures for data transit, said Darling. HM Revenue & Customs has admitted to losing the details of 25 million individuals, with 7.25 million...
[November 20, 2007, 16:38]
Waiting In Vain For The Paperless Office
News Because a full audit trail is increasingly required for compliance, all versions of a document have to be retained alongside the final record, further adding to the 'paper mountain' if the organisation has elected to use its paper-based versions...
[September 30, 2005, 10:55]
You've Been Hacked: Now Prevent Future Attacks
News Perform an external security audit For this reason, it's important to engage an independent firm to perform an external security audit. It's up to you to make sure that you record the attempts and that you have procedures or systems in place to...
[June 3, 2003, 9:16]
Government Moves To Improve IT Usage
News It is keen to improve its handling of major projects, following criticism from the National Audit Office, which accused the government of wasting millions of pounds of taxpayers' money on scrapped projects.
[February 22, 2000, 10:54]
