[Hidden-tech] New Massachusetts Encryption Law

RA Cohen roy at net-vantage.com
Fri Feb 27 10:06:31 EST 2009


Bacula certainly supports data encryption -->>  
http://www.bacula.org/en/dev-manual/Data_Encryption.html

All of my clients are running bacula and I am available to assist others 
with this fine open-source "Enterprise-Grade" program.

Roy A Cohen
Network Advantage LLC
413.223.9007
www.net-vantage.com


> David Korpiewski wrote:
>   
>> I was just notified about a new Massachusetts data encryption law that
>> is going into effect May 1, 2009.   It is pretty harsh and requires all
>> data with personal information to be encrypted, even on backup tapes.
>> I'm trying to find a software solution that will use software encryption
>> when backing up to a tape library one of the companies I work for
>> already owns.   Does anyone know of any backup software that supports
>> software encryption when dumping data to tape?
>>     
>
> Thanks for the warning. I've never heard of it before.
>
> I wasn't sure what "personal data" meant, but looked it up:
>
> "Personal information," a  Massachusetts resident's first name and last
> name or first initial and last name in combination with any one or more
> of the following data elements that relate to such resident:
> (a)  Social Security number;
> (b)  driver's license number or state-issued identification card number; or
> (c)  financial account number, or credit or debit card number, with or
> without any required security code, access code, personal identification
> number or password, that would permit access to a resident’s financial
> account;
> provided, however, that “Personal information” shall not include
> information that is lawfully obtained from publicly available
> information, or from federal, state or local government records lawfully
> made available to the general public.
>
>
> I was worried that it applied to any usernames, email addresses and
> passwords...
>
>
> Josh
>
>
>   

-- 
Roy A Cohen
Network Advantage LLC
413.223.9007
www.net-vantage.com

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