IRS Cybersecurity Program Not ‘Fully Effective,’ Report Says (1)

The IRS’s cybersecurity program wasn’t considered to be “fully effective” by a fiscal 2022 review conducted by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

The agency’s program was “generally aligned” with various federal guidelines, but the program was found to be not effective in 17 of 20 core inspector general metrics, TIGTA said in a report released Thursday.

• If the IRS doesn’t take additional steps to improve deficiencies in its security program, “taxpayer data could be vulnerable to inappropriate and undetected use, modification, or disclosure,” TIGTA said.
• The agency could improve in areas that include maintaining ...