GAO Recommends DHS Equip Federal Networks With Unique Identifiers
Contractors should provide the Department of Homeland Security with unique identifiers for hardware on select agency networks, the GAO recommended Tuesday. GAO issued a report on “shortcomings in implementation of network monitoring” for improving cybersecurity tools. The identifiers will allow…
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agencies to more accurately track hardware on networks, it said. Hardware inventories for the FAA, Indian Health Service and Small Business Administration “were missing information and contained duplicates,” GAO said. It recommended agencies “compare configurations to benchmarks.” DHS and the three agencies “concurred with the recommendations,” GAO said.