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Audit  Audit of the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office

Our office conducted a performance audit of certain activities of the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office (BCDA) for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022.

Organization: Office of the State Auditor
Date published: September 30, 2024

Executive Summary

In accordance with Section 12 of Chapter 11 of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Office of the State Auditor has conducted a performance audit of certain activities of the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office (BCDA) for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022.

The purpose of our audit was to determine the following:

  • whether BCDA made forfeiture trust fund expenditures in accordance with Section 47(d) of Chapter 94C of the General Laws;
  • whether BCDA ensured that forfeited assets from closed cases were collected, deposited, and distributed in accordance with Section 47(d) of Chapter 94C of the General Laws; and
  • whether BCDA ensured that its employees completed cybersecurity awareness training in accordance with Sections 6.2.3 and 6.2.4 of the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security’s Information Security Risk Management Standard IS.010.

Below is a summary of our finding, the effect of that finding, and our recommendations, with links to each page listed.

  
Finding 1
 		BCDA did not provide cybersecurity awareness training to its employees.
EffectIf BCDA does not educate its employees on their responsibility to protect the security of information assets, then BCDA exposes itself to a higher-than-acceptable risk of cybersecurity attacks and financial and/or reputational losses.
Recommendations
 
  1. BCDA should provide cybersecurity awareness training to its employees.
  2. BCDA should develop, document, and implement policies and procedures that require employees to complete cybersecurity awareness training within 30 days of their orientation and annually thereafter.

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