"IRS Strategic Plan Puts Focus on Secure, Adaptive Digital Transformation"

In light of the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) annual observation and mitigation of over 1.4 billion cyberattacks, the new IRS Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2022-2026 highlights the importance of secure digital transformation and protecting critical data while increasing efficiencies for taxpayers and the agency. The plan emphasizes the difficulty of strengthening cybersecurity and data protection. The rise in cyber threats and ransomware attacks has affected both government and commercial entities in recent years, causing everything from public infrastructure damage to the loss of personal data. The strategy states that the IRS must protect against sophisticated cyberattacks and maintain the security of a collection of personal and financial data. More than 1.4 billion attacks, including Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks, intrusion attempts, probes or scans, and other unwanted connectivity attempts, are observed and mitigated by the IRS each year. Investments in technology and security help the IRS retain a reputation for providing a high-quality taxpayer experience while protecting taxpayer data, which can aid in meeting adoption targets for digital self-service. The plan includes increasing organizational resilience through system upgrades and decommissioning where appropriate and improving operational agility through adopting advanced technologies and using common platforms across business units. It also mentions accelerating cybersecurity modernization efforts to protect high-value assets from malicious cyber threats and enhance Identity and access management (IAM) for trusted users. This article continues to discuss key points from the new IRS Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2022-2026 regarding secure and adaptive digital transformation. 

HSToday reports "IRS Strategic Plan Puts Focus on Secure, Adaptive Digital Transformation"