Vancouver Island University board failed in oversight of cybersecurity risk, says B.C. auditor general Michael Pickup.
Vancouver Island University’s board fell short in its oversight of cybersecurity risk management, in one case not updating its policy in over a decade, according to a new report from the province’s auditor general.
The auditor’s office found VIU’s board failed in three categories: failed to oversee mitigation strategies throughout the year; failed to approve an updated risk management policy in over 10 years — since 2012; and failed to properly train new board members on cybersecurity risk management oversight and to update current members on new risks.
“It is vital for VIU to do everything it can to protect your information and the IT systems that are so important to how the university functions,” said Pickup. The VIU board said it will act on the four recommendations focused on cybersecurity risk mitigation and responses, board training and development, and updating and regular reviewing of policies and strategies.
In March 2012 then B.C. information and privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham found that the University of Victoria failed in its legal obligation to protect the privacy of thousands of its employees after it was discovered that a USB flash drive had been stolen.
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