The US Department of the Interior (DoI) spectacularly failed its latest computer security assessment, mostly for a lack of Wi-Fi defenses.
This is according to a report [PDF] from the department's inspector general (via NextGov) which found that, among other failings, the DoI internal wireless network could be broken into over the air using a smartphone and less than $200 of gear stuffed into a backpack.
For those unfamiliar, the Department of Interior manages America's natural parks, government-owned lands, and services for indigenous people. It is a massive organization with about 70,000 employees spread around hundreds of different programs.
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