Company in charge of fixing Healthcare.gov got federal rebuke for lax security

A contractor heavily involved in repairing HealthCare.gov was previously criticized for endangering the personal data of more than 6 million government beneficiaries through insufficient security controls.

Lax data safety at Quality Software Services, Inc. (QSSI) was deemed a "high" risk in a June probe by federal investigators that revealed the company had failed to stop its employees from connecting unauthorized USB devices to highly sensitive Medicare systems.

The June report by the Health and Human Services (HHS) inspector general revealed that QSSI's inaction allowed workers to connect unsanctioned devices such as iPods to 29 out of the 30 workstations studied, all of which had access to millions of Medicare patients' personal data.

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Last Edited by phocuss on 11/21/2013 04:41 PM