- Secure Computing
- Protect data
- Compliance
Legal requirements & Yale data security
Federal and state laws impose many obligations on Yale to protect the confidentiality of information about students, employees, and patients. These laws include:
- The Health lnsurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which protects patient information
- The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which protects student records
- The Connecticut personnel file statute, which protects employee records
- The Connecticut statute on the security of confidential electronic information, which protects Social Security numbers and financial account numbers
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs regulations, which protect VA patient and research data
ln order for the University to meet all of its obligations, you must understand the type of information that you have on your computer and the Yale policies that govern that information. Your data self-scanning can help you determine if you have Social Security numbers and some financial account numbers on your computer.
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