A former information security manager alleged he was retaliated against for complaining that sensitive BioWatch data were vulnerable to hackers.
It was sensitive data from a U.S. anti-terror program – and terrorists could have gotten to it for years, records show
Jackson filed a complaint in 2017 alleging that his security clearance was temporarily suspended after he raised concerns about the cybersecurity lapses and demanded that the BioWatch website be taken down.The inspector general’s whistleblower unit initially notified Jackson’s lawyer this year that it would not investigate his claim. But in a letter to Jackson dated Nov.
Jackson first demanded that Homeland Security stop storing sensitive data on the website shortly after he was assigned to the program in 2016. A security audit completed in January 2017 confirmed “critical” and “high risk” vulnerabilities, such as weak encryption that made the website “extremely prone” to online attacks, according to records reviewed by The Times. There “does not seem to be any protective monitoring on the site,” a summary of the audit explained.
But government emails and documents show that a bitter clash ensued within the department, as officials argued over the practical obstacles to moving the database. Several also questioned whether the anti-terrorism information would be valuable to an enemy.
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