# U.S. Postal Service Protection Against External Cyberattacks
> **Audit** by U.S. Postal Service OIG · 2021-08-31
> *About: U.S. Postal Service*
## Report
- **Title:** U.S. Postal Service Protection Against External Cyberattacks
- **Submitting OIG:** U.S. Postal Service OIG
- **Component agency:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2021-08-31

## Summary

Our objective was to determine if the Postal Service has an effective security posture to protect its Information Technology (IT) infrastructure from external cyberattacks and prevent unauthorized access to restricted data.


## Recommendations

- **Rec 1** (Closed): Implement a consistent process to approve and update the access management system for all employees excluded from mandatory security awareness training and update information security policy to reflect the process.
- **Rec 2** (Closed): Some or all of the recommendation is not publicly available due to concerns with information protected under the Freedom of Information Act.
- **Rec 3** (Closed): Some or all of the recommendation is not publicly available due to concerns with information protected under the Freedom of Information Act.
- **Rec 4** (Closed): Some or all of the recommendation is not publicly available due to concerns with information protected under the Freedom of Information Act.
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/us-postal-service-protection-against-external-cyberattacks)
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