Cybersecurity
Dating Apps, Yacht Research Found on Pentagon Phones Despite Ban
- Mobile app violations cited in report by inspector general
- Photo editing, telehealth, fitness programs used on devices
The Pentagon in Washington, DC.
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Defense Department employees are downloading mobile applications to their work telephones that pose “operational and cybersecurity risks,” the department’s inspector general said in a report that stemmed from concern about the Chinese-owned video service TikTok and other messaging apps.
Employees are conducting official business on their work devices “using mobile applications in violation of Federal and DoD electronic messaging and records retention policies,” the inspector general’s management advisory said.