Security of Information Unless otherwise specifically authorized by the DOH Chief Information Security Officer, Contractor receiving confidential information under this contract assures that: • Encryption is selected and applied using industry standard algorithms validated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program against all information stored locally and off-site. Information must be encrypted both in-transit and at rest and applied in such a way that it renders data unusable to anyone but authorized personnel, and the confidential process, encryption key or other means to decipher the information is protected from unauthorized access. • It is compliant with the applicable provisions of the Washington State Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) policy 141, Securing Information Technology Assets, available at: xxxxx://xxxx.xx.xxx/policy/securing-information-technology-assets. • It will provide DOH copies of its IT security policies, practices and procedures upon the request of the DOH Chief Information Security Officer. • DOH may at any time conduct an audit of the Contractor’s security practices and/or infrastructure to assure compliance with the security requirements of this contract. • It has implemented physical, electronic and administrative safeguards that are consistent with OCIO security standard 141.10 and ISB IT guidelines to prevent unauthorized access, use, modification or disclosure of DOH Confidential Information in any form. This includes, but is not limited to, restricting access to specifically authorized individuals and services through the use of: o Documented access authorization and change control procedures; o Card key systems that restrict, monitor and log access; o Locked racks for the storage of servers that contain Confidential Information or use AES encryption (key lengths of 256 bits or greater) to protect confidential data at rest, standard algorithms validated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CMVP); o Documented patch management practices that assure all network systems are running critical security updates within 6 days of release when the exploit is in the wild, and within 30 days of release for all others; o Documented anti-virus strategies that assure all systems are running the most current anti-virus signatures within 1 day of release; o Complex passwords that are systematically enforced and password expiration not to exceed 120 days, dependent user authentication types as defined in OCIO security standards; o Strong multi-factor authentication mechanisms that assure the identity of individuals who access Confidential Information; o Account lock-out after 5 failed authentication attempts for a minimum of 15 minutes, or for Confidential Information, until administrator reset; o AES encryption (using key lengths 128 bits or greater) session for all data transmissions, standard algorithms validated by NIST CMVP; o Firewall rules and network address translation that isolate database servers from web servers and public networks; o Regular review of firewall rules and configurations to assure compliance with authorization and change control procedures; o Log management and intrusion detection/prevention systems; o A documented and tested incident response plan Any breach of this clause may result in termination of the contract and the demand for return of all personal information.
Security of Data a. Each of the parties shall:
i. ensure as far as reasonably practicable, that Data is properly stored, is not accessible to unauthorised persons, is not altered, lost or destroyed and is capable of being retrieved only by properly authorised persons;
ii. subject to the provisions of Sub-Clause 8.a. ensure that, in addition to any security, proprietary and other information disclosure provision contained in the Contract, Messages and Associated Data are maintained in confidence, are not disclosed or transmitted to any unauthorised person and are not used for any purpose other than that communicated by the sending party or permitted by the Contract; and
iii. protect further transmission to the same degree as the originally transmitted Message and Associated Data when further transmissions of Messages and Associated Data are permitted by the Contract or expressly authorised by the sending party.
b. The sending party shall ensure that Messages are marked in accordance with the requirements of the Contract. If a further transmission is made pursuant to Sub-Clause 3. a. iii. the sender shall ensure that such markings are repeated in the further transmission.
c. The parties may apply special protection to Messages by encryption or by other agreed means, and may apply designations to the Messages for protective Interchange, handling and storage procedures. Unless the parties otherwise agree, the party receiving a Message so protected or designated shall use at least the same level of protection and protective procedures for any further transmission of the Message and its Associated Data for all responses to the Message and for all other communications by Interchange or otherwise to any other person relating to the Message.
d. If either party becomes aware of a security breach or breach of confidence in relation to any Message or in relation to its procedures or systems (including, without limitation, unauthorised access to their systems for generation, authentication, authorisation, processing, transmission, storage, protection and file management of Messages) then it shall immediately inform the other party of such breach. On being informed or becoming aware of a breach the party concerned shall:
i. immediately investigate the cause, effect and extent of such breach;
ii. report the results of the investigation to the other party; and
iii. use all reasonable endeavours to rectify the cause of such breach.
e. Each party shall ensure that the contents of Messages that are sent or received are not inconsistent with the law, the application of which could restrict the content of a Message or limit its use, and shall take all necessary measures to inform without delay the other party if such an inconsistency arises.
Usernames and Passwords 1. Staff will not share usernames and passwords with anyone, including supervisors and technical support staff.
2. In the event that staff suspect their password is compromised or known to others, staff will change their password and notify their supervisor immediately.
Identification and Disclosure of Privacy and Security Offices Business Associate and Subcontractors shall provide, within ten (10) days of the execution of this agreement, written notice to the Covered Entity’s contract/grant manager the names and contact information of both the HIPAA Privacy Officer and HIPAA Security Officer. This information must be updated any time either of these contacts changes.
Security of Vendor Facilities All Vendor and Vendor Staff facilities in which Citizens Confidential Information is located or housed shall be maintained in a reasonably secure manner. Within such facilities, all printed materials containing Citizens Confidential Information should be kept locked in a secure office, file cabinet, or desk (except when materials are being used).
Security of Access Code You may use one (1) or more access codes with your electronic fund transfers. The access codes issued to you are for your security purposes. Any access codes issued to you are confidential and should not be disclosed to third parties or recorded on or with the card. You are responsible for safekeeping your access codes. You agree not to disclose or otherwise make your access codes available to anyone not authorized to sign on your accounts. If you authorize anyone to use your access codes, that authority shall continue until you specifically revoke such authority by notifying the Credit Union. You understand that any joint owner you authorize to use an access code may withdraw or transfer funds from any of your accounts. If you fail to maintain the security of these access codes and the Credit Union suffers a loss, we may terminate your EFT services immediately.
Security of State Information The Contractor represents and warrants that it has implemented and it shall maintain during the term of this Contract the highest industry standard administrative, technical, and physical safeguards and controls consistent with NIST Special Publication 800-53 (version 3 or higher) and Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 200 and designed to (i) ensure the security and confidentiality of State Data; (ii) protect against any anticipated security threats or hazards to the security or integrity of the State Data; and (iii) protect against unauthorized access to or use of State Data. Such measures shall include at a minimum: (1) access controls on information systems, including controls to authenticate and permit access to State Data only to authorized individuals and controls to prevent the Contractor employees from providing State Data to unauthorized individuals who may seek to obtain this information (whether through fraudulent means or otherwise); (2) industry-standard firewall protection; (3) encryption of electronic State Data while in transit from the Contractor networks to external networks; (4) measures to store in a secure fashion all State Data which shall include multiple levels of authentication; (5) dual control procedures, segregation of duties, and pre-employment criminal background checks for employees with responsibilities for or access to State Data; (6) measures to ensure that the State Data shall not be altered or corrupted without the prior written consent of the State; (7) measures to protect against destruction, loss or damage of State Data due to potential environmental hazards, such as fire and water damage; (8) staff training to implement the information security measures; and (9) monitoring of the security of any portions of the Contractor systems that are used in the provision of the services against intrusion on a twenty-four (24) hour a day basis.
Security of Confidential Information Each party possessing Confidential Information of the other party will maintain all such Confidential Information under secure conditions, using reasonable security measures and in any event not less than the same security procedures used by such party for the protection of its own Confidential Information of a similar kind.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 1. Licensee acknowledges that all Intellectual Property Rights in the Licensed Material are the property of the Publisher or duly licensed to the Publisher and that this Licence Agreement does not assign or transfer to the Licensee any right, title or interest therein except for the right to access and use the Licensed Material in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Licence Agreement.
2. For the avoidance of doubt, the Publisher hereby acknowledges that any database rights created by the Licensee or the Institutions as a result of Local Hosting, text mining or data mining of the Licensed Material shall be the property of the Licensee, or the Institution.
Accessibility of Information Technology Contractor represents and warrants that any software/ hardware/ communications system/ equipment (collectively “technology”), if any, provided under this Agreement adheres to the standards and/or specifications as may be set forth in the Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 standards guide and is fully compliant with WCAG 2.0 AA standards for accessibility and compliant with any applicable FCC regulations. Technology that will be used on a mobile device must also be navigable with Voiceover on iOS devices in addition to meeting WCAG 2.0 level AA. If portions of the technology or user experience are alleged to be non-compliant or non- accessible at any point, District will provide Contractor with notice of such allegation and Contractor shall use its best efforts to make the technology compliant and accessible. If a state or federal department, office or regulatory agency, or if any other third party administrative agency or organization (“Claimants”), make a claim, allegation, initiates legal or regulatory process, or if a court finds or otherwise determines that technology is non-compliant or non-accessible, Contractor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the District from and against any and all such claims, allegations, liabilities, damages, penalties, fees, costs (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees), arising out of or related to Xxxxxxxxx’ claims. Contractor shall also fully indemnify District for the full cost of any user accommodation that is found to be necessary due to an identifiable lack of accessibility in the Contractor’s technology. If necessary, an independent 3rd party accessibility firm using POUR standards (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable and Robust) may be used to validate the accessibility of the technology.
