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Spencer-Van Etten Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-155)
… have generally taken adequate steps towards helping to ensure computerized data was safeguarded through managing … and audit recommendations were communicated confidentially to officials. District officials agreed with our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/17/spencer-van-etten-central-school-district-information-technology-2021mPutnam Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-154)
… password requirements. Create secondary user accounts for the IT system for three employees whose job responsibilities required administrative permissions, to be used for non-administrative activities. In addition, sensitive IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/putnam-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-154Chester Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-107)
… School District (District) officials adequately managed and monitored network user accounts. Key Findings District officials did not adequately manage and monitor network user accounts. District officials should … to officials. Key Recommendations Routinely evaluate and disable any unneeded network user accounts. Monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/chester-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-107Lyncourt Union Free School District – Information Technology (2020M-121)
… officials adequately managed network user accounts and developed a disaster recovery plan. Key Findings District … did not adequately manage network user accounts or develop and adopt a written disaster recovery plan. As a result, … has an increased risk that it could lose important data and suffer serious interruption in operations. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/05/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2020m-121Oversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing (Follow-Up)
… (ITS) was established in November 2012 as part of a New York State Information Technology Transformation to consolidate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/08/oversight-information-technology-consultants-and-contract-staffing-followCharlotte Valley Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-27)
… policies. District officials did not develop procedures for managing, limiting and monitoring user accounts and … officials did not provide IT security awareness training for District employees. In addition, sensitive IT control … IT security policies. Develop comprehensive procedures for managing, limiting and monitoring user accounts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/27/charlotte-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-27Stockbridge Valley Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-13)
… District officials did not disable unneeded user accounts in a timely manner. District officials did not provide IT security awareness training to employees. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/stockbridge-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2019mVillage of Montgomery – Purchasing and Information Technology (2013M-210)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal … January 9, 2013. Background The Village of Montgomery is located in the Town of Montgomery in Orange County and has a population of about 3,800. The Village is governed by a five-member elected Board of Trustees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/10/25/village-montgomery-purchasing-and-information-technology-2013m-210Royalton-Hartland Central School District – Information Technology Contingency Planning (2021M-4)
… plan that is periodically evaluated, updated as necessary, and disseminated to appropriate District personnel. Key Findings The Board and District officials have not developed and adopted a comprehensive written IT contingency plan. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/royalton-hartland-central-school-district-information-technologyMenands Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-78)
… loss and although the District paid IT vendors $106,460 for IT services, officials did not have clear contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/menands-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-78Sackets Harbor Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-208)
… whether the District’s network was adequately secure to protect the student management system (SMS) against … user accounts and adequately restrict user permissions to the network and user computers based on job duties. … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/sackets-harbor-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-208Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-108)
… established adequate internal controls over user accounts to prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings … adequate controls over the District’s user accounts to protect against unauthorized use, access and loss. … information technology (IT) security awareness training to all employees using IT resources. Sensitive IT control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/haverstraw-stony-point-central-school-district-information-technologyLiverpool Central School District – Information Technology Assets (2020M-59)
… did not perform comprehensive inventory counts. Our review of 529 purchased items, totaling about $448,000, found that … inventory records. Officials could not locate three of the 48 IT items we tested: a laptop and two cameras, … and applicable licenses. Perform physical inventories of hardware and compare them to inventory records, and review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/10/liverpool-central-school-district-information-technology-assets-2020m-59Susquehanna Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-95)
… (District) officials established information technology (IT) controls over user access to protect against unauthorized … Key Findings District officials did not establish adequate IT controls over user access to protect against unauthorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/23/susquehanna-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2020mIrvington Union Free School District – Information Technology (2016M-266)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal … 2016. Background The Irvington Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Greenburgh and Tarrytown and the … The acceptable use policy does not address computer users who do not use the District’s computers for instructional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/irvington-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2016m-266Copiague Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-150)
… at a greater risk for unauthorized access, misuse or loss. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/15/copiague-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-150Whitney Point Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-179)
… adequately managed nonstudent network user accounts and developed and adopted a comprehensive information technology (IT) … to a student (e.g., authorized staff, third-party vendors and shared accounts). Officials also did not adopt an IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/whitney-point-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-179Harborfields Central School District – Information Technology Asset Management (2024M-9)
… are incomplete and assets are not properly accounted for, District officials cannot assure taxpayers that the $3.9 … invested in IT assets has been appropriately safeguarded. For example, we selected 50 of the District’s IT assets to locate the assets and confirm they were accounted for and determined that: 13 IT assets, including laptops and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/harborfields-central-school-district-information-technology-assetCharter School of Educational Excellence – Information Technology (2023M-174)
… of six tested users of the cloud-based application used for School operations stored sensitive student data without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/06/07/charter-school-educational-excellence-information-technology-2023m-174Town of Hempstead – Information Technology Access Controls (2021M-158)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Hempstead (Town) officials established adequate access … and those related to acceptable computer use, protection of PPSI, application and network controls, password security, … and indicated that they were in the process of implementing corrective action. … Determine whether Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/08/19/town-hempstead-information-technology-access-controls-2021m-158