Information Security (Information Protection)

U.S. Seeks a New Start to Talks on Global Cybersecurity Practices

Written by ARMA International on December 7, 2018. Posted in Asia, Europe, Information Security (Information Protection), News & Analysis, North America.

Cyberscoop.com reports that at the recent United Nations (U.N.) session, White House officials gauged interest in restarting talks on global cybersecurity norms. Such negotiations crumbled in 2017 because of acrimony among certain countries, reportedly...

Wendy’s Sued for Mismanagement of Employee Fingerprints

Written by ARMA International on December 7, 2018. Posted in Information Security (Information Protection), News & Analysis, Privacy.

As reported by ZDNet.com, a class-action lawsuit has been filed in Illinois that claims Wendy’s restaurant chain has broken state laws by improperly storing and managing employee fingerprints. The complaint centers on Wendy’s practice of using...

Q&A: Fingerprint Security

Written by Judy Vasek Sitton, CRM, FAI on December 7, 2018. Posted in Data Governance, Information Governance, Information Security (Information Protection), Privacy, Retention.

Question: With fingerprint security technology now used in so many businesses for secured door access, what category does it fall under (e.g., personally identifiable information)? How is the data deleted upon employee termination? Answer: Fingerprint...

Lost in the Clouds: Liability for Personal Information Breaches

Written by John Montaña, J.D., FAI on December 7, 2018. Posted in Information Security (Information Protection), Legal.

This article summarizes several U.S. Court decisions regarding liability in breaches of personal information collected by third-party service providers on the behalf of other organizations. This is just one aspect of a study of information management-related...

Report Says Healthcare Insiders Pose Greatest Data Security Threat

Written by ARMA International on December 5, 2018. Posted in Healthcare, Information Security (Information Protection), News & Analysis.

A Verizon report suggests that nearly 60% of data security incidents at healthcare organizations are caused by insiders, according to an article on Law.com. The “Protected Health Information Data Breach Report” implies that healthcare is the only...

Canadian Government Is Improving its Cybersecurity

Written by ARMA International on December 5, 2018. Posted in Information Security (Information Protection), News & Analysis, North America.

Eweek.com reports that the government of Canada is taking an active, aggressive strategy to defends its networks from cyber attacks. In October, Scott Jones, head of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security at the Canadian Security Establishment...

Facebook Says Breach Affected About 50 Million Accounts

Written by ARMA International on December 5, 2018. Posted in Information Security (Information Protection), News & Analysis.

As widely reported, the mid-September Facebook data breach may have affected nearly 50 million accounts. Bloomberg.com refers to it as “the latest in a series of missteps that are undermining confidence in the company’s social network and business...

New California Laws Ask IoT Makers for Security Features

Written by ARMA International on December 5, 2018. Posted in Information Security (Information Protection), News & Analysis.

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed two bills that are designed to make manufacturers of Internet-connected devices more responsible for ensuring the privacy and security of Californians, as reported on GovTech.com. The bills require manufacturers...

Report Finds Big Increase in Cyber Attacks, Reveals 5 Top Methods

Written by ARMA International on December 5, 2018. Posted in Information Security (Information Protection), News & Analysis.

TechRepublic.com cites a recent report from a security company that suggests cyber attacks continue to increase in occurrence. The report, from Positive Technologies, says that the second quarter of 2018 saw a 47% increase in cyber attacks when compared...