IRS Databases Aren't all that Secure

An audit report (PDF download) conducted by the U.S. Treasury Inspector reveals that 2,200 IRS databases were considered vulnerable to potential cyberattack.
According to the L.A. Times the issue largely revolves around software maintenance of the databases, or a lack thereof:
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said that an audit of IRS databases revealed that 2,200 databases the IRS employs to "to manage and process taxpayer data are not configured securely, are running out-of-date software, and no longer receive security patches."
The audit, completed in May but released publicly on Thursday, also said that the IRS had not completed its plans to scan its many databases f... »read more

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