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Report: EPA Consistently Implements Processes Within Its Information Security Program, but Opportunities for Improvement Exist

Report #19-P-0058, January 30, 2019

Further improvements are needed to strengthen internal processes to better protect human health and environmental data from cybersecurity threats.

Report Materials

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Report at a Glance (PDF)(1 pg, 194 K)
Full Report (PDF)(33 pp, 9 MB)

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