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Information Security Risk Evaluation of Region IV- Arlington, TX

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
OIG-13-A-07
Report Type
Other
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Recommendations

Update the backup procedures for seat-managed servers to
(i) reflect the current Region IV seat-managed server infrastructure; (ii) document current backup procedures for seat-managed servers; (iii) document procedures for creating Ghost images, including where those images are stored; (iv) define the schedule for creating Ghost images; (v) correct references to current seat-management contractor; and (vi) correct any other sections impacted by the changes to the server infrastructure or the transition to the new seat-management contractor.

Develop documented backup procedures for NRC-managed servers. The procedures should include the same level of detail as the backup procedures for seat-managed servers.

Develop and implement procedures for sending backups of NRC-managed servers to an offsite storage location in accordance with NRC requirements.

Develop and implement procedures for sending backups of NRC-managed servers to an offsite storage location in accordance with NRC requirements.

Establish a general laptop system and complete the process described in the NRC Laptop Security Policy for authorization of the general laptop system.