Follow-up to postings and resources for veterans impacted by recent data breach, this press release (includes text of letter to HHS): “Thirty organizations participating in the Consumer Coalition for Health Privacy yesterday asked U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt to undertake a compliance review of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: ID Theft
Online Fraud Report 2006
Press release: “A new cyber security study released today highlights the difference between perception and reality of consumers’ awareness of online scams and their actual online behavior. While 87 percent of consumers polled said they were confident they could recognize fraudulent e-mails, 61 percent failed to identify a legitimate e-mail. Most respondents categorized all e-mails… Continue Reading
New York Times Reports Arizona A Hot Spot for ID Theft
According to the New York Times, Arizona’s rapid population growth combined with a “heavy traffic in methamphetamine” are signficant factors in the state’s ranking at the top of the list for ID theft complaints recorded by the FTC. Related news from AP, Beware the Numbers Hype About ID Theft – When It Comes to Identity… Continue Reading
Guide for Veterans Impacted By Latest ID Breach Incident
Follow-up to recent postings, Theft of Data on Over 25 Million Veterans Renews Calls for Greater Security and VA Launches Website and Call Center After Theft of Personal Data, from the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: The VA’s Data Breach Tips for Veterans and Action You Can Take under Federal Law Continue Reading
Maryland Prohibits Use of Employee SSNs on Wage Payment Checks
The CCH Payroll Management Guide reports “Maryland employers, including the State, counties, and municipal corporations, may no longer print an employee’s Social Security number on wage payment checks.” Continue Reading
National Internet Safety Month
“In recognition of National Internet Safety Month (June 2006), National Criminal Justice Reference Service presents this compilation of Internet safety resources.” Continue Reading
White House Admonishes Agencies to Safeguard Citizen Data
Follow-up to the latest extensive incident of ID theft involving government records and citizen personal data, see this OMB Memoranda M-06-15, Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information, May 22, 2006. Related government documents and news: VA outlines data security upgrades Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affair hearing, VA Data Privacy Breach: Twenty-Six Million People Deserve Answers, May 25,… Continue Reading
NIST’s National Vulnerability Database
NIST’s National Vulnerability Database: Search for Vulnerabilities – Enter vendor, software, or keyword. “NVD is a comprehensive cyber security vulnerability database that integrates all publicly available U.S. Government vulnerability resources and provides references to industry resources. It is based on and synchronized with the CVE vulnerability naming standard.” Continue Reading
VA Launches Website and Call Center After Theft of Personal Data
Follow-up to posting yesterday, Theft of Data on Over 25 Million Veterans Renews Calls for Greater Security, this news from the government today: “Over the weekend following the recent theft of 26.5 million veterans’ records, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) quickly put in place a call center and website to answer questions about the… Continue Reading
Theft of Data on Over 25 Million Veterans Renews Calls for Greater Security
Statement of Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson on the Status of the Veterans Data Theft (5/24/06): “I am outraged at the loss of this veterans’ data and the fact an employee would put it at risk by taking it home in violation of our policies. I am also concerned about the timing of… Continue Reading
Cybersecurity Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2006
Cybersecurity Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2006 (H.R. 5318), To amend title 18, United States Code, to better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes, introduced 5/9/2006, by Rep. James F. Sensenbrenner Jr. Continue Reading
A Model Regime of Privacy Protection
Solove, Daniel J. and Hoofnagle, Chris Jay, A Model Regime of Privacy Protection (Version 3.0). Illinois Law Review, Vol. 2006, p. 357, 2006. Continue Reading
