Data Privacy News
A selection of top headlines from today’s best sources for Data Privacy News:
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New rules of the road for $4B DHS financial management buy
FCW: The business of federal technology Oct 21, 2019 | 18:08 pmThe Department of Homeland Security announced it would eliminate conflict of interest restrictions in a pair of highly interconnected procurements to allow vendors to bid on both.
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OPM's new guide to reading employee viewpoint data
FCW: The business of federal technology Oct 21, 2019 | 14:30 pmA new toolkit from the Office of Personnel Management focuses on using data to understand and improve employee-manager relations.
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Security, modernization and people are key IRS challenges
FCW: The business of federal technology Oct 21, 2019 | 14:20 pmThe IRS should focus the next year on modernizing IT, improving security controls for its primary e-filing tool, eliminating critical vulnerabilities in servers used for personal devices and addressing its "serious" human capital crisis, according to Treasury auditors.
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USDA, EEOC land first FY 2020 TMF awards
FCW: The business of federal technology Oct 21, 2019 | 12:44 pmPublic-facing systems at two agencies will get millions to help with the move to the cloud.
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Quick Hits
FCW: The business of federal technology Oct 21, 2019 | 05:00 am
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FCW Insider: Oct. 21
FCW: The business of federal technology Oct 21, 2019 | 05:00 amThe latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
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4 ways to empower federal CDOs
FCW: The business of federal technology Oct 20, 2019 | 18:37 pmTo ensure chief data officers are more than data cheerleaders, agencies must empower them to be the strategic leaders we need to make an impact.
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Army AI task force looks for cyber project as industry day nears
FCW: The business of federal technology Oct 18, 2019 | 17:34 pmThe Army Artificial Intelligence Task Force is looking to start a cyber project this year just in time for its third annual industry day.
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SBA inks EIS contract
FCW: The business of federal technology Oct 18, 2019 | 16:43 pmThe Small Business Administration joined a few other agencies with a big early autumn telecommunications contract.
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Army seeks new paths to network interoperability
FCW: The business of federal technology Oct 18, 2019 | 16:31 pmThe Army doesn't want to keep relying on the Defense Department's secret networks to collaborate with international mission partners, but the change faces some policy hurdles.
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A Platform for the Future: IBM i in 2019
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pm
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Preparing for 2020 - Prioritize Unstructured Data Security and Risk
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pm
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ENISA: Software vulnerability prevention initiatives
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmThe European Network and Information Security Agency, ENISA, has compiled a list of existing initiatives focused on finding and preventing software vulnerabilities.
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Accounting of Disclosures Under the HITECH Act
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmA notice of proposed rulemaking from the HHS Office for Civil Rights that would modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule standard for accounting of disclosures of protected health information and add new requirements for access reports.
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FFIEC Final Authentication Guidance
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmThe Final FFIEC Guidance has been issued and its main intent is to reinforce the 2005 Guidance's risk management framework and update the Agencies' expectations regarding customer authentication, layered security, or other controls in the increasingly hostile online environment.
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Annual Report to Congress on Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmThe Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights provided a report to Congress on health information breaches from September 2009 through 2010, as required under the HITECH Act. Nearly 7.9 million Americans were affected by almost 30,800[…]
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Zappos' Offer to Breach Victims: A 10 Percent Discount
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmProposed Data Breach Settlement Follows Supreme Court's Refusal to Hear AppealZappos is close to settling a long-running class action lawsuit filed by consumers over a 2012 data breach. The online shoe and clothing retailer's proposed compensation would be a 10[…]
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Russian Hackers Coopted Iranian APT Group's Infrastructure
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmUK and US Intelligence Agencies Report That Turla Group Seized OilRig APT AssetsTurla, an advanced persistent threat group with apparent ties to Russia, seized attack infrastructure and tools used by OilRig, an Iranian APT group, U.K. and U.S. intelligence agencies[…]
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Assange Denied Delay for US Extradition Hearing
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmBritish Judge Says Five-Day Hearing for WikiLeaks Founder Will Begin in FebruaryA British judge has denied WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's request to delay a five-day hearing, slated to begin Feb. 25, on whether he should be extradited to the United[…]
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Clinton Email Probe Cites 38 for Violations
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmState Dept. Report: No 'Persuasive Evidence' of Deliberate Mishandling of Classified InfoThe State Department's years-long review of former Secretary Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server found that although 38 current or former department officials violated government security policies,[…]
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