Conduct a staffing resource assessment for the HUD records program and identify any skills gaps or resource needs.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

HUD Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) should finish developing the procedures for the HUD Security Operations Center (SOC) to monitor all inbound and outbound traffic and all HUD network devices.

Corrective Action Taken

HUD OCIO updated its Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan and developed more detection and protection mechanisms to monitor network traffic in its IT environment. These mechanisms include anti-malware agents, data loss prevention, endpoint detection and response, firewalls, and intrusion detection and prevention systems. HUD’s SOC also developed standard operating procedures and playbooks for abnormal traffic alerts triggered by the above tools that are posted internally for SOC personnel to utilize. Addressing this recommendation resulted in improvement of HUD’s networking monitoring process by enhancing visibility into network traffic. It also increased HUD’s incident response program capabilities by ensuring that HUD has a plan to monitor traffic and better detect and respond to security incidents. As part of our regular Federal Information Security Act of 2014 (FISMA) assessments, HUD OIG will continue to assess HUD’s incident response effectiveness and threat detection to ensure HUD addresses new and evolving threats.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.