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
Jun 23, 2006
This Memorandum addresses the efforts to properly safeguard information assets while using information technology by incorporating a checklist from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for protection of remote information.
- Identification #: OMB Memorandum 06-16
- Type: Memorandum
Policy
May 22, 2006
This Memorandum reemphasizes responsibilities under law and policy to appropriately safeguard sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) and train employees on responsibilities in this area.
- Identification #: OMB Memorandum 06-15
- Type: Memorandum
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