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Information and Privacy Commissioner issues advisory to alert Yukon public bodies and custodians of emerging cybersecurity threats

The advisory is regarding a new cybersecurity threat related to cyberattacks in Ukraine and beyond
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Advisory for custodians and public bodies regarding an active persistent cybersecurity threat

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This advisory is intended for anyone with responsibility for the operation or content of IT systems (ITS managers) containing personal health information (PHI) or personal information (PI) for custodians (*1) under the Yukon’s Health Information Privacy and Management Act (HIPMA) and public bodies (*2) under the Yukon’s Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA).

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Yukon’s Information and Privacy Commissioner discusses the Yukon’s new ATIPPA on podcast hosted by Saskatchewan’s Information and Privacy Commissioner

Diane McLeod-McKay spoke with Ron Kruzeniski on Un-redacted: The Sask IPC Podcast
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Information and Privacy Commissioner issues guidance to assist public bodies and custodians with obligation to log and audit electronic systems

The guidance will help public bodies and custodians in the Yukon fulfil their obligation to perform logging and auditing on their electronic systems that contain personal information (PI) or personal health information (PHI)
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IPC issues recommendation to Justice after investigation into request for SCAN information

The Information and Privacy Commissioner has completed an investigation into a complaint regarding an access request for records obtained by the Department of Justice under the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act
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Information and Privacy Commissioner issues decision on request for access to information about muskox

Diane McLeod-McKay's inquiry into an access to information request for data on muskox locations in the Yukon has found that the Department of Environment is not authorized to withhold the requested information
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Information and Privacy Commissioner issues advisory on recent security threat to users of Java

The advisory is meant to assist Yukon organizations in learning about a recent security threat which could affect users of a Java logging utility
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Advisory for custodians and public bodies regarding the Log4j vulnerability

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This advisory is intended for anyone with responsibility for the operation or content of IT systems containing personal health information (PHI) or personal information (PI) including custodians (*1) under Yukon’s Health Information Privacy and Management Act (HIPMA) and public bodies (*2) under Yukon’s Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA).

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Advisory: Ransomware

Ideas for individuals, businesses and public organizations - how to manage the risk of ransomware
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Op Ed: Information and Privacy Commissioner outlines changes of note in new Yukon access to information and privacy legislation

Diane McLeod-McKay wrote an op-ed for Yukon newspapers to outline key changes that resulted from the new Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
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