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A review of security measures taken to protect confidential private information against criminals, fraudsters for the prevention of unauthorized use of electronic data stored in information systems.
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology In 2015, the House of Representatives harshly criticized the U.S. Department of Education for failure to safeguard confidential information stored in its information technology systems. What types of information are at stake? Confidential banking and income information of 40 million federal student loan borrowers. At the […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology FITARA is an acronym for Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act. “ FITARA was enacted to improve the federal government’s IT capabilities and enhance the authority of each agency’s CIO to make IT related decisions” [1, para 3]. On May 2016, the U.S. Department of Education […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA,MA Educational Psychology Talk to any one of the 21 million federal workers or contractors impacted by the hacking incident exposing personal records for potential criminal or national security activities and you’ll receive a collective sigh. However, did you know that the records of more than 75.2 million students and […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Even though children and teens may be easily exploited through phishing, parents receive persuasive information from academia touting the benefits of internet use. For instance, some researchers suggest that the internet use can enhance the academic performance of children who are slow to progress academically and […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology On this site, we have discussed the perils of internet use by children. As their internet use is unlikely to decrease, there steps parents can take to participate in their children’s entertainment and learning activities. (1) Active Engagement. Stay abreast of the latest educational technology tools, academic […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology In August 2016, A data breach exposing the personal confidential information of 23,000 current, former students and staff occurred in the largest school district in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to the harm caused to the victims, this information is noteworthy because the incident was not […]
