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Breach Prevention and Response

What is a Breach?

According to the Department of Defense, a breach of personal information occurs when the information is lost, disclosed to, accessed by, or potentially exposed to unauthorized individuals, or compromised in a way where the subjects of the information are negatively affected.

Breach Reporting

The Defense Health Agency Privacy and Civil Liberties Office coordinates breach reporting within the Military Health System. Email us if you have questions about breaches or breach reporting within the MHS.

Guidance tools for breach reporting:

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Policy
Aug 2, 2022

HITECH Act

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, abbreviated the HITECH Act, was enacted under Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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  • Type: Guidelines
Policy
Mar 6, 2020

DoDI 5200 48 Controlled Unclassified Information

This issuance establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for CUI throughout the DOD in accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 13556; Part 2002 of Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Sections 252.204-7008 and 252.204-7012. It also establishes the ...

  • Identification #: DODI 5200.48
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Policy
Mar 13, 2019

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule in DOD Health Care Programs

This issuance, in accordance with the authority in DOD Directive 5124.02, establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for DOD compliance with federal law governing health information privacy and breach of privacy; integrating health information privacy and breach compliance with general information privacy and security requirements in accordance ...

  • Identification #: 6025.18
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Policy
Aug 12, 2015

Security of Individually Identifiable Health Information in DoD Health Care Programs

This instruction establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for security of individually identifiable health information created, received, maintained, or transmitted in electronic form (referred to in this instruction as “electronic protected health information (ePHI)”).

  • Identification #: DoD Instruction 8580.02
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Fact Sheet
May 5, 2014

Phishing Overview

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An Information Paper that tells what phishing is, how to respond to phishing attacks, and steps to take to avoid becoming a victim of phishing scams.

Fact Sheet
May 5, 2014

Malicious Code Overview

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An Information Paper that explains what malicious code is, including the various types, the proper response to a malicious code attack, and steps to take to avoid receiving malicious code on a computer system.

Fact Sheet
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Social Networking Overview

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An Information Paper that defines social networking, details the Department of Defense's position on this topic, and discusses the responsible use of social networking and Internet-based capabilities.

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