Contractor-Produced Report: CSB Is at Increased Risk of Losing Significant Data and Is Vulnerable to Exploitation

Date Issued

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Submitting OIG

Environmental Protection Agency OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Environmental Protection Agency OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Environmental Protection Agency

Report Number

22-E-0025

Report Description

SB & Company found that the lack of off-site data backups increases the CSB’s risk of losing significant data.

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Additional Details

Open Recommendations

This report has 1 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use	Additional Details
22-E-0025_2	No	$0	$0
2. Immediately restore off-site storage of backup tapes and implement a strategy that will ensure that the Agencyconsistently stores backups of its systems at an off-site location. Additionally, explore alternative methods of off-site backup that can be performed automatically and do notrequire physical intervention by CSB personnel, such as storing backups in the cloud.