November 13, 2001

Inspection of Cyber Security Standards for Sensitive Personal Information

The Office of Inspector General (OIG), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), identified a concern relating to the cyber security of unclassified sensitive personal information maintained by the Department under the Privacy Act of 1974, and other personal information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (Privacy Act/FOIA personal information). Specifically, the concern related to possible compromise of this type of information on or over DOE Headquarters and field site computer networks.