Late in the afternoon on Friday, October 9th, the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) announced a data breach of personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI). You can read their public statement at https://dhs.georgia.gov/press-releases/2020-10-09/dhs-notifies-customers-about-breach-confidential-information I was contacted by Matt Johnson at WSB TV to talk about the breach. You can view the… Continue reading The State of Georgia DHS breach, and the bigger picture
Category: Organization behavior
Cybersecurity Month 2020 presentation on Security, Privacy, and Public Policy concerns for Higher Education when using Contact Tracing Apps
I recently participated as a speaker for Kennesaw State University's Cybersecurity Awareness Day program (https://cybersecurity.kennesaw.edu/docs/csa-day-oct-6-2020.pdf). My topic was security, privacy, and public policy issues related to Higher Education usage of contact tracing apps. I've posted my slide deck as a PDF here, in case anyone is interested in seeing them. PDF version of my presentation… Continue reading Cybersecurity Month 2020 presentation on Security, Privacy, and Public Policy concerns for Higher Education when using Contact Tracing Apps
Student internship dilemmas – a case study
Recently, I had occasion to talk with one of my students about an interesting situation that was unfolding with the student's internship. The student is in the middle of an internship with an organization and is one of several employees in a team managed by someone I'll call "Biff". According to the student, Biff started… Continue reading Student internship dilemmas – a case study
Andy Green, Ph.D. 