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Breach Prevention and Response

What is a Breach?

According to the Department of Defense (DOD), 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 (DHA) Privacy and Civil Liberties Office (PCLO) coordinates breach reporting within the Military Health System (MHS). Email us if you have questions about breaches or breach reporting within the MHS.

Guidance tools for breach reporting:

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Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of PII

Policy

In accordance with the policies outlined in this Memorandum, a risk assessment must be conducted for every breach to determine whether notification to affected individuals is necessary.

TMA Facsimile Transmission Policy for Documents Containing Personally Identifiable Information and/or Protected Health Information

Policy

This Memorandum establishes policy for documents transmitted and/or received by facsimile that contain Personally Identifiable Information and/or Protected Health Information (PII/PHI).

Update to Using Digital Signature when Sending Electronic Mail

Policy

This Memorandum implements the recent Department of Defense (DoD) requirement on the use of digital signature for e-mail, and is in addition to my memorandum of June 13, 2007, “Use of Digital Signature on TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) Official Electronic Mail (e-mail).”

Encryption of Sensitive Unclassified Data at Rest on Mobile Computing Devices and Removable Storage Media

Policy

This Memorandum provides recommendations on means to protect sensitive unclassified information on portable computing devices used within DoD and advises that the suggestions are expected to become policy in the near future.

Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information

Policy

This Memorandum outlines the framework within which Federal agencies must develop a breach notification policy while ensuring proper safeguards are in place to protect the information.

Recommendations for Identity Theft Related Data Breach Notification

Policy

This Memorandum provides recommendations for planning and responding to data breaches which could result in identity theft.

Protection of Sensitive Agency Information

Policy

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.

Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information

Policy

This Memorandum reemphasizes responsibilities under law and policy to appropriately safeguard sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) and train employees on responsibilities in this area.

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Last Updated: October 13, 2022
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