The Defense Department has been failing to take into account the potential security risks of buying commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology items such as laptops, security cameras, software and networking equipment, according to the Office of the Pentagon Inspector General. "We determined that the DoD purchased and used COTS information technology items with known cybersecurity risks," the IG said in a 50-page report that had numerous redactions, particularly in the section for DoD responses. The risks were taken for several reasons, including the DoD's failure to set up an "approved products list to prevent unsecure items from being purchased," and failure "to develop a strategy to manage the cybersecurity risks of COTS information technology items." Read more on Military.com.