* * * IDENTITY THEFT AND HARRASSMENT OF EMPLOYEES? * * - TopicsExpress



          

* * * IDENTITY THEFT AND HARRASSMENT OF EMPLOYEES? * * .................A REALITY IN BOWIE COUNTY? During the Oct. 14 Commissioner Court, Commissioner Sammy Stone voiced concerns about the protection of Bowie County Employees’ Payroll records which includes Social Security Numbers, Bank Account, and Bank Routing Information. He asked that a Committee be formed to address the security concerns. Deborah Lann, Manager of Payroll, stated that she has had numerous employees voice concerns about the safety of their confidential information. The security concern came to light when it was learned that Sterling Lacy had requested a copy of a hard drive from TWU for himself in the last 45 days. This fact was verified in the Oct 15 Texarkana Gazette. TWU maintains and operates the County’s computer network. In February, Lacy sent a directive to TWU requesting the contents of William Tye’s, Donna Burns’, and Toni Barron’s computer along with PAYROLL DATA, and purchasing data. https://dropbox/s/skqny7o0q49ssuz/Lacy_Request_for_IT_Support.pdf?dl=0 The Gazette reported in August that the information on the hard drive obtained by Sterling Lacy in February was used to file a complaint with the Arkansas Board of Public Accountancy by an ‘anonymous’ informant against William Tye. It was a clear attempt to discredit him professionally. The name of the informant is not known but it is clear Lacy gave someone permission to use the information on the hard drive he requested. Since this breach of confidentiality HAS ALREADY HAPPENED ONCE, concerns on the part of Bowie County employees are very valid. Toni Barron told Lacy she does not appreciate being investigated by Lacy. In Commissioners Court, questions were asked of Sterling Lacy – Why do you need your own copy of Payroll data that contains extremely confidential information about an individual? Are we being investigated? What do you intend to do with this information? How many additional copies exist? Who else is looking at the data? He never answered the questions. Please click Share to make county employees aware of this!
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:29:01 +0000

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