The
workshops will launch next Thursday, July 26, at the Salt Lake County Government
Center in Salt Lake City. In all, the tour will make 12 stops at communities
across Utah and will end on August 22 in St. George.
Utah's
Data Security Ombudsman, Sheila Walsh-McDonald, and her staff will be at all 12
workshops providing individual case management, giving the public the
opportunity to learn more about the data breach and protect
themselves.
"We
understand how upsetting the news of the data breach was for Utahns, and we
apologize for the stress it has caused," said Walsh-McDonald, who was appointed
by Governor Gary R. Herbert in response to the data breach. "We want to make
sure we've done everything we can to reach out to those who were affected by the
data breach and offer them a high level of assistance and personally counsel
anyone in need."
The
UDOH encourages anyone who has questions or feedback to attend one of the
workshops. The tour is part of the Department's push to provide solutions to
those whose personal information was compromised earlier this year when computer
hackers broke into a Utah State government server.
Each
workshop will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (with the exception of St.
George) on the following dates:
Thursday, July 26 Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County Government Center, South Atrium
2001 S. State St.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Monday, July 30 Salt Lake City
Palmer Court
999 S. Main St.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Tuesday, July 31 Logan
Bear River Health Department
Environmental Health Building
85 E. 1800 North
Logan, Utah
Wednesday, Aug. 1 Ogden
Marshall White Community Center
222 28th Street
Ogden, Utah
Thursday, Aug. 2 Clearfield
North Davis Senior Activity Center
42 S. State St.
Clearfield, Utah
Wednesday, Aug. 8 Provo
Utah County Health Department
151 S. University Ave., Room 2600
Provo, Utah
Tuesday, Aug. 14 Price
Castleview Hospital
300 N. Hospital Drive
Price, Utah
Tuesday, Aug. 21 Richfield
Central Utah Health Department
70 Westview Dr.
Richfield, Utah
Wednesday, Aug. 22 St. George
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Washington County Senior Center
245 N. 200 West
St. George, Utah
A second Salt Lake County workshop, as well as events in Vernal and Moab, will be announced soon.
In addition to the workshops, the State of Utah has taken several significant steps to make sure victims of the data breach are protected, including offering free credit monitoring for victims and creating a 24-hour information hotline and web site with additional information on how to protect your credit, as well as direct access to the Data Security Ombudsman.
The UDOH and the Department of Technology Services have also completed internal reviews of data security policies, analyzed all state servers and conducted vulnerability assessments on them, and have increased employee training. Additionally, two independent firms have been hired to conduct investigations into the data breach and into the state's response.
For more information on the UDOH's Data Breach Solution Center tour visit http://health.utah.gov/databreach/ or call the 24-hour hotline at 1-855-238-3339.
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