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Privacy Security. Felecia Vlahos Information Security Officer. Information Privacy. Prevention of intentional or unintentional unauthorized disclosure of information. Types of private information. Medical (ADHD, AIDS, etc.) Relational (heritage, sexual) Academic (grades)
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Privacy Security Felecia Vlahos Information Security Officer
Information Privacy Prevention of intentional or unintentional unauthorized disclosure of information
Types of private information • Medical (ADHD, AIDS, etc.) • Relational (heritage, sexual) • Academic (grades) • Financial (accounts, SSN) • Business (mergers, recipe) • Military (locations, weapons) • Religious (Christian, Muslim) • Etc.
2004 = http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/stats.html 2005 = www.consumer.gov/sentinel/pubs/Top10Fraud2005.pdf
2004 = http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/stats.html 2005 = www.consumer.gov/sentinel/pubs/Top10Fraud2005.pdf
Damages Financial Fraud (they use your money) • Charges on credit card ($50, new card) • Drain of account (depends, new account/password)
Serious Damages Identity Theft (they become you!) • Lots of financial fraud ($50x?, ? new cards) • New credit established (time/money to prove your identity, lower credit rate/loss of car or home/need to use deposit accounts, hounded by collectors) • New address established (time/money to prove your identity, unable to rent) • Police record (time in jail/bail!!, trial/loss of job) • Military record (time in the brig, new career)
Key to Lower Damages Early detection!
How to Detect? http://onguardonline.gov/quiz/idtheft_quiz.html
How to Detect? http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/pdf/synovatereport.pdf
Who will Detect? • WAS http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/stats.html
Where is the Information? • Paper • Tapes/floppies • CDROM/usb drive • File/web/database servers • Desktops (home and work) • Laptop/iPod/Palm Pilot • Treo/Blackberry/cell phones
Who is collecting the Information? • Business (water company, ebay, rental, real estate, UPS) • Membership (library, Vons, gym) • Credit bureaus • Health (doctor, dentist, hospital, vet) • Education (preschool, elem, JHS, HS, college) • Insurance (health, car, home) • Child care • Banking (checking, credit cards, loans)
Laws & Regulations • Federal laws • The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 • Health Care Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) • USA Patriot Act of 2001 • The Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552, As Amended by Public Law No. 104-231, 110 Stat. 3048) • Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA) • FTC (16CFR, Part 314), Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information: Final Rule, May 23, 2002 • State laws • California Civil Code 1798 (Information Practices Act of 1977; Notification of security breaches; restricted use of security numbers California) • California Penal Code530.5 (Identity Theft) • California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Education, Section 42396-42396.5 (Privacy and Personal Information Management) • California Education Code, Section 89546, Employee Access Information Pertaining to Themselves • Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud act (California Penal code, Section 502) • Government Code 6250-6265 (California Public Records Act)
Benefits Derived • Required to develop a security plan (security.sdsu.edu) • Prohibited from: • Publicly posting or displaying anindividual’s social security number. • Printing an individual’s social security number on any card required for access to products or services. • Requiring an individual to transmit his/her social security number over the Internet, unless the connection is secure or the social security number is encrypted. • Requiring an individual to use a social security number to access an Internet Web site, unless a password, unique personal identification number, or other authentication device is required also. • Printing an individual’s social security number on materials that are mailed. A social security number may not be printed on a postcard or visible on an envelope. • Encoding or embedding a social security number in a card or document, including using a bar code, chip,magnetic strip, or any other technology. • After December 4, 2006, companies will not be allowed to print your credit or debit card expiration date or more than the last 5 digits of your card number on your electronic receipt.
Protect Yourself!! • Decline to provide the information(Digitizers, SD County Library, BoA fingerprint) • Free Credit Report Annually: https://www.annualcreditreport.com • Favorite ID Theft sites: http://www.ou.edu/oupd/inetmenu.htm http://www.privacy.ca.gov/ • Credit bureaus: (fraud alert, freeze/suspend files, subscription services) Equifax - www.equifax.com Experian - www.experian.com Trans Union - www.transunion.com • Minimize the risk: ATM/Credit card combination SSN on auto deposit Storage of data offline
Contact Information Information Technology Security Office Felecia Vlahos Information Security Officer fvlahos@mail.sdsu.edu 619-594-4049