The security of Washington's information technology (IT) systems is very important to the state and its people. Government officials need the data stored in these systems in order to effectively and efficiently serve residents. People expect the state to keep their personal and confidential data safe. Our Office conducted three audits to see how well Washington state agencies are performing in this area.
The first audit featured here looked at how agencies securely remove data when they dispose of surplus IT equipment. In addition, two other performance audits, also published in December 2018, looked at how the state fares in very different cyber-security arenas. We describe all three reports briefly on these pages, with links to read all three. Each offered recommendations to audited agencies to help them improve.