More States Appoint ‘Chief Privacy Officers’ to Protect People’s Data
Chief privacy officers, long employed by companies, are no longer rare in state government.
May 14, 2021 • In this age of hackers and cybercriminals, every state has a top security official focused on preventing breaches and protecting the vast amounts of data it collects. Now, a growing number also are hiring a top official to make sure that the privacy of residents’ personal data is protected as well.
Many large companies have employed chief privacy officers for years, but they were rare in state government. A decade ago, there were only a few; today, at least eight states have them Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah, Washington and West Virginia, according to the National Association of State Chief Information Officers. Arkansas hired its first in June.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â As we continue to follow the struggles with unemployment benefits, thousands of Kentuckians are out of work and looking for answers.
One place to turn to for employment and training is the Kentucky Career Center.
At the height of the pandemic, businesses shut down, unemployment skyrocketed, and benefits were hard to come by.
The phone lines at the Kentucky Career Center in Lexington rang around the clock. They weren t getting their unemployment. They needed employment. We sat around as a staff to figure out what can we do. How can we be a partner in this? And how can we be an agent for change, said Mike Riley, the project development director.