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Posts Tagged ‘MA Bill 201’

Security: Copier machines – huge security risk

Monday, May 10th, 2010

This is not for the faint of heart.  Copiers digitally store all your confidential and personal information – and when you trade in your copier you are handing all of this information to someone you don’t know!  Never mind the security implications for MA Regulation 201 CMR 17.00 – but what about confidentiality.  Oy vey!

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6412572n

What to do?  Get a letter from the company taking the copier that they have wiped the hard drive in the copier, or find a company that will do this before you trade the unit in.

Data encryption info sessions

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Swiftec posted additional dates for upcoming information sessions about the new Massachusetts encryption Bill 201 CMR 17.00.  To sign up for a session please goto http://swiftecit.com/html/Swiftec-CMR17-signup.shtml.

We will simplify the bill and explain what you need to protect, vs. what most people think they have to protect.

MA Regulation 201 – CMR 17.00 – Everything you wanted to know about data encryption – but were afraid to ask!

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

The Massachusetts data security regulations require that businesses develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive written data security program to protect the “Personal Information” of Massachusetts residents. The program contemplated under the regulations requires, among other things, identifying risks to Personal Information and evaluating safeguards, appointing an employee or employees to maintain the program, developing written security policies for electronic and physical files, and regularly monitoring the program. These regulations must be implemented even if security problems never arise.

If you want to know when our next seminar is – send us an email.  More information can be found @: http://swiftecit.com/html/Swiftec-CMR17.html