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Plugging The Government’s Biggest Data Leak

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Dissent

Andy Greenberg reports: When David Ferriero was named head of the federal government’s National Archive and Records Agency last month, he didn’t just become America’s most important librarian. He also took on one of the toughest tasks in government IT today: plugging the source of a continual stream of information leaks, including what may have…

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Computer security for Minnesota jobless benefits data is called weak

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Dissent

Julie Forster reports: The state agency that administers unemployment benefits is addressing concerns that it lacked adequate security controls for its computer system, leaving private information about applicants vulnerable to data breaches, according to a legislative audit report. The Dec. 3 report details the lack of controls with the massive Department of Employment and Economic…

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Ca: Alberta health board cleared in records breach

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Dissent

Because we don’t have a privacy commissioner who actually — gasp — investigates breaches and issues findings, and all we have is HHS which doesn’t publish its findings and leaves us generally in the dark, this report out of Canada is especially interesting. The Alberta privacy commissioner’s office has found that the province’s health board…

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Jon Stewart on TSA’s security gaffe

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Dissent

If you’ve been following the Transportation Security Administration’s gaffe in posting a manual online that was not securely redacted, you might enjoy Jon Stewart’s take on it all. I posted this to Chronicles of Dissent, but realized that heck, since it is a commentary on inadequate security…. enjoy! The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon…

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Heartland Lawsuit Dismissed, “Insufficient Evidence” Of Weak Security

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Dissent

Evan Schuman discusses a judge’s dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit against Heartland Payment Systems over on StorefrontBacktalk, here, that is well worth reading.

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WV: Policy to wipe old state computers is working, lawmakers told

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Dissent

Phil Kabler reports: A random audit of state computers up for sale through the Surplus Property division found that an initiative to assure that all hard drives are wiped clean is working, a report released Tuesday shows. Chief Technology Officer Kyle Schafer told a legislative interim committee that the policy was adopted in 2006, after…

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