Posts Tagged ‘FACTA’

Definitions For the Identity Theft Prevention Program Rule Under FACTA & Questions For Your Organization

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

In addition to some great followup questions I got from Andy in response to my blog posting yesterday, “FTC Now Requires Organizations to Have an Identity Theft Prevention Program” I have also received some interesting questions from others about the new Identity Theft Prevention Program Rule, along with having the opportunity to have some interesting discussions with several folks today, such as Linda McGlasson at bankinfosecurity.com.

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Information Security: Laws Require Secure Disposal of Information in All Forms; Using BS 8470:2006 for Compliance

Friday, April 20th, 2007

Many information security incidents have occurred through non-technical means by simply and thoughtlessly throwing away printed documents into publicly-accessible trash bins, or even putting computers and sensitive documents out on the streets. I have blogged about this several times, such as here, here, and here.

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Over 100 FACTA Lawsuits Filed in California Against Businesses Printing PII on Receipts; Are You In Compliance With All FACTA Requirements?

Monday, March 19th, 2007

I read with interest an article in today’s issue of the BNA Privacy and Security Law Report about over 100 lawsuits that have recently been filed within the California federal courts because of the amount of personally identifiable information (PII) that is printed on credit and debit card receipts.

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Over 100 FACTA Lawsuits Filed in California Against Businesses Printing PII on Receipts; Are You In Compliance With All FACTA Requirements?

Monday, March 19th, 2007

I read with interest an article in today’s issue of the BNA Privacy and Security Law Report about over 100 lawsuits that have recently been filed within the California federal courts because of the amount of personally identifiable information (PII) that is printed on credit and debit card receipts.

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Privacy Breach: Johns Hopkins University Lost Personal Information on 135,000 Individuals

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

There now seem to be so many privacy breaches that it is hard to choose which one to discuss…
Last Wednesday, 2/7, Johns Hopkins University reported personal information on 135,000 employees and patients on nine backup tapes were missing that had been given to a contractor, Anacomp Co. Inc., to make microfiche backups.

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