FDIC Must Update Mobile Device Security Policies, Agency IG Says

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FDIC Must Update Mobile Device Security Policies, Agency IG Says
August 4, 2021
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A report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) found that the FDIC has not established and implemented effective controls to secure and manage its mobile devices.

In response, the FDIC committed to work on a long list of improvements, and hopes to complete those efforts by next year.
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The report says that the FDIC has deployed nearly 4,600 smartphones and more than 150 tablets to its employees and contractor personnel to support its business operations and communications. Further, the FDIC uses a cloud-based mobile device management (MDM) solution to secure and manage its smartphones and tablets.

The purpose of the IG audit was to determine whether the FDIC had established and implemented effective controls to secure and manage its mobile devices, and it examined nine areas: policies, procedures, and guidance; awareness training; control assessments; logging and monitoring; billing analysis; configuration management; asset management; incident response; and data protection.
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The report notes that controls and practices in the areas of awareness training, billing analysis, and configuration management were “partially effective” because they complied with some, but not all, relevant security requirements and guidelines.
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Office of Inspector General (OIG): Security and Management of Mobile Devices - Audit Report
(PDF): https://www.fdicoig.gov/sites/default/files/publications/AUD-21-004.pdf

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