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IG: FHLBank Cybersecurity Oversight Needs Improvement

March 18, 2016
As risks from cyber attacks on financial institutions remain a top concern, the Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of the Inspector General determined that the oversight of the Federal Home Loan Banks’ cybersecurity program is not effective.In an audit released late last month, the IG found in 14 out of the 15 Federal Home Loan Bank IT examinations performed in 2013 and 2014 that included vulnerability scanning and/or penetration testing, the division of bank regulation did not asses the design of the tests performed by contractors at the banks’ discretion.Vulnerability scanning includes a thorough examination of computers, computer systems, networks, and applications to identify security weaknesses.
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