FDA Security Control Weaknesses Put Industry, Public Health Data at Risk

Homeland Security Today: A significant number of security control weaknesses jeopardize the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) information and systems, according to new 59-page Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit report.

GAO said although FDA has taken steps to safeguard the seven systems GAO reviewed, it “did not fully or consistently implement access controls, which are intended to prevent, limit and detect unauthorized access to computing resources.”

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