According to an IT security assessment released on Tuesday by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General, more than half of the network switches at the Harlingen VA Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas, were running outdated operating systems and did not meet the department’s baseline configurations.
The audit was conducted to evaluate whether Harlingen was complying with the Federal Information Security Management Act, or FISMA, information security safeguards. The OIG stated that it chose Harlingen for an assessment because it had not previously been reviewed during the annual FISMA audit.
Harlingen is part of the Texas Valley Coastal Bend Healthcare System, which receives approximately 300,000 outpatient visits per year. The OIG discovered flaws in three of the four security control areas at Harlingen, including configuration management, contingency planning and access controls. OIG’s inspection team did not document any issues with the center’s security management.
OIG discovered flaws in three of Harlingen’s four security control areas, including configuration management, contingency planning, and access controls. The OIG inspection team found no problems with the centre’s security management.
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