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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 21, 2011. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000069860, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Detroit, MI
Issue:
A VA employee sent an un-encrypted email message containing a screen shot of the full Social Security number and name of one of VA Providers to VetPro Help Desk e-mail group. The email group is outside of VA network. The mail group is comprised of 10 VA staff and one non-VA staff (NIH system admin). The VA employee does have valid PKI certificates assigned. The responsible Information Security Officer (ISO) will be notified via Remedy Ticket and email. Update: 12/21/11:One Individual will be sent letters offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Per supervisor, employee re-trained on use of PKI when sending documents containing PII outside of the VA.