Use of wireless devices, as well as emerging geo- location and RF...
Use of wireless devices, as well as emerging geo- location and RFID applications, in the state govt. workplace is “very attractive, however risky” due to unresolved privacy issues, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) said. Govt.…
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employees’ ability to access state networks wirelessly anytime anywhere “requires increased vigilance [from state CIOs] so that citizens’ personal information remains safe from unauthorized exposure,” the study said. For example, NASCIO said, a terminated govt. employee could copy personal data on his still activated state-issued PDA before leaving, or a hacker parked outside a state building could intercept sensitive data being transmitted over the state’s wireless network. These and other scenarios have privacy implications that, unaddressed, “could outweigh the mobility and productivity benefits that wireless technologies bring to the state government workplace,” the study said. NASCIO said it will discuss “appropriate security measures” state CIOs should implement in subsequent report to be released later this year.