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Third-Parties and the Protection of Sensitive Information: Is Your Organization Lacking Contractual Assurances?

2010-09-17
By: Awareity
On: September 17, 2010
In: *Connecting the Dots Blog*, Information Privacy, Information Security, Legal, Regulatory Compliance

  A recent GAO report has revealed that federal agencies utilizing contracted workers are failing to implement contractual assurances with third-parties regarding the protection of sensitive information. GAO auditors examined the contracting practices of three of the largest federal agencies and of those three, only one (DHS) required third-party companies to sign standard contracts requiring the contractors to follow best practices in safeguarding sensitive information. In a recent data breach, a TSA contractor allegedly provided a Boston couple the social security numbers for more than a dozen TSA workers.  Third-parties are increasingly responsible for data breaches, but most often, the hiring agency or company willRead More →

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