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Audit: Agencies still face
IT security vulnerabilities
Former 3-time Oregon AG dies
ANDREW SELSKY
Associated Press
SALEM — Hardy Myers, a lawyer
who became a politician in the Oregon
Legislature in his 30s and rose to the
position of House speaker, and then
was elected state attorney general three
times, has died at age 77.
He was remembered for defending
Oregon’s physician-assisted suicide
law, a case that reached the U.S.
Supreme Court, with Myers’ Senior
Assistant Attorney General Robert
Atkinson successfully arguing the
case in 2005. Myers also championed
litigation against tobacco companies
— coincidentally he himself was a
smoker — that brought in millions of
dollars to Oregon, and still does.
Notes of praise and condolence
poured in, including from Oregon’s
governor and its Senate president,
after word spread that Myers had
died Tuesday night in Portland from
complications from pneumonia. He
also had lung cancer.
Gov. Kate Brown said “Oregon lost
a true statesman today,” calling him “a
man of unquestionable integrity and
commitment to the rule of law.”
Born in Mississippi and raised in
the Central Oregon towns of Bend and
Prineville, Myers returned to his birth
state to earn an undergraduate degree
from the University of Mississippi. He
then graduated from the University of
Oregon’s law school.
He was elected to the Oregon House
SALEM — “Long-
standing security weak-
nesses” continue at several
state government agencies,
according to a state audit
released Wednesday.
The Secretary of State’s
Office, after spending a year
auditing 13 state agencies
for information technology
security, warned in a report
that the failure of the state to
implement changes increased
the risk of a “security inci-
dent.”
“Overall, planning efforts
were often perfunctory,
security staffing was gener-
ally insufficient, and critical
security functions were not
always performed,” the audit
states. “These weaknesses
collectively increase the risk
of a security incident at one
or more of the agencies.”
Citing the “sensitive
nature of security,” the office
sent confidential letters
detailing specific security
concerns to each agency,
according to the audit.
The 13 agencies selected
represent a cross-section of
state government, according
to the audit. They varied in
size and type and include
several agencies that main-
tain sensitive personal data,
such as the Oregon Health
Authority and the Oregon
State Police.
All of the agencies the
audit scrutinized fared poorly
when it came to managing
user accounts to ensure
no unauthorized users had
access to internal informa-
tion; and all agencies had
issues with “patching,” or
fixes to remedy the vulner-
ability of operating systems
and software to viruses or
hacking. Anti-virus software
was missing or outdated at
some agencies.
The audit also found
weaknesses in security
awareness training and
network security.
Auditors also found that
the state’s Chief Information
Officer hasn’t given agencies
adequate standards and
Lori Cain/Statesman-Journal via AP, File
In this Aug. 21 photo, Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers appears
during a news conference at the State Capitol in Salem.
of Representatives in the 1974 election,
representing a Portland district, and
served there until 1985. He became
speaker of the House in 1979.
Senate President Peter Courtney
said in a statement that Myers was an
inspiration.
“He taught me everything,”
Courtney said. “He taught me to respect
the institution. He taught me to respect
the process. He taught me to respect
other people and other viewpoints. He
was a wonderful gentleman.”
Kristen Grainger, who served
as Myers’ legislative director and
communications director for six years,
said he was very humble.
“He was the last to take credit and the
first to shoulder blame,” said Grainger,
who is now Brown’s communications
director. “Hardy embodied integrity.
He viewed all aspects of public service
through the lens of what best served
Oregonians; what legacy the decisions
he made would impart for future gener-
ations.”
BRIEFLY
the current top FBI official
in Oregon — Greg T.
Bretzing — has held the job
since March 2014.
According to the FBI,
Cannon has most recently
served at FBI headquarters
as section chief of the
Leadership Development
Program in the Human
Resources Branch.
He began his FBI
career in the agency’s San
Francisco Division, where
he investigated violent
crime, drug trafficking and
international terrorism.
Mumford to the ground and
used a stun gun on him.
He was cited for
failure to comply with a
federal lawful order and
disturbance.
His case will be handled
by a federal judge in
Washington state.
U.S. Marshals
Service: Actions
OK after Oregon
standoff trial
PORTLAND (AP) —
The U.S. Marshals Service
is defending actions it
took to subdue a defense
attorney just minutes after
seven defendants were
acquitted on charges related
to their occupation of a
federal wildlife refuge.
The U.S. Marshals
Service says in court papers
filed in U.S. District Court
in Portland that attorney
Marcus Mumford raised
his fists and assumed a
combative stance.
Mumford was upset that
the marshals were taking
Ammon Bundy back into
custody and was yelling at
the judge.
Bundy faces additional
federal charges in Nevada.
Marshals wrestled
FBI names new
special agent for
Portland Division
PORTLAND (AP) —
The FBI has named a new
special agent in charge
of the Portland division,
to replace a man who
is retiring at the end of
January.
FBI Director James B.
Comey said Wednesday
that Loren Cannon, who
has been with the FBI since
1998, will assume his new
role in late January.
The Oregonian/
OregonLive reported that
Facebook by a sheriff’s
sergeant.
The Oregonian/
OregonLive reports that
Sheriff Jason Myers says
in a statement that an
investigation has begun
into whether Sgt. James
Coleman violated sheriff’s
office policy.
Liz McArthur claims she
was cyberbullied by both
Coleman and Salem police
Officer Chad Galusha after
she posted on Facebook that
she planned to take part in a
march in Washington, D.C.
to protest the election of
Donald Trump.
Coleman and Galusha
didn’t respond to multiple
requests for comment.
Salem police spokesman
Lt. Steve Birr says Galusha
didn’t do anything “that
isn’t protected First
Amendment speech”
and that his actions were
representative of the police
department.
Chicago woman
claims she was
cyberbullied by
Oregon officers
PORTLAND (AP)
— The Marion County
Sheriff’s Office says
authorities are investigating
a Chicago woman’s claim
that she was bullied on
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Sunrise today
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Moonrise today
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First
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Last
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Enterprise
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John Day
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sunshine today; a passing shower across
the north.
Eastern and Central Oregon: A shower in
the area today, except a couple of fl urries in
central parts.
Western Washington: Variable cloudiness
today; a passing shower across the south.
Eastern Washington: Clouds and sun today;
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cumulating 1-3 inches across the north.
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TODAY
oversight, and doesn’t have
processes in place to ensure
compliance with state stan-
dards and federal security
requirements.
Alex Pettit, the chief infor-
mation officer, largely agreed
with the audit’s findings.
Pettit, in a letter released
with the audit Wednesday,
identified some ways the
office is trying to address the
issues.
For example, it is
continuing to develop by
mid-2017 a program to
regularly scan most agencies
and to provide new training
on security issue for state
employees.
The office is also working
on a risk assessment,
followed by an “enterprise
security plan,” both of which
the office expects to be
complete by next summer.
Auditors noted it will take
money and perseverance to
address security concerns at
state agencies.
The audit noted that more
work is also needed to meet
the requirements of Gov. Kate
Brown’s executive order in
September to consolidate the
state’s IT security functions
under the CIO’s umbrella.
Brown’s order did not
allocate more staff to the
CIO, according to the audit,
although IT security staff
from all state agencies not led
by an independently elected
official or part of the public
university system were to be
assigned to the CIO through
a “job rotation” agreement.
Those employees in
rotation will continue to be
compensated by their respec-
tive agencies, according to
the order.
“Ultimately, the Governor,
the OSCIO agency directors,
and the Legislature must
cooperate to create, fund,
endorse and implement a
statewide security plan,” the
audit states.
The CIO has also worked
to update its standards, and
Pettit said in his letter that his
office will identify “critical
resource gaps” to bring to the
attention of the governor and
legislature.
By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE
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the coastal Northwest today. Snow will wind down over northern Maine, while snow show-
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Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 86° in Orlando, Fla.
Low -9° in Gunnison, Colo.
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Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
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Fairbanks
Fargo
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Las Vegas
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