![]() ![]() “Carelessly publicizing identified cybersecurity challenges found within state systems puts those systems at risk,” DiZoglio said. With cybercrime on the rise and government agencies frequently targeted, DiZoglio’s office “has a new IT audit unit dedicated to auditing information technology with a focus on cybersecurity in state agencies,” she said. ![]() “Had ACLU leaders simply called to meet up with me for a coffee or have a conversation regarding their concerns before taking to Twitter, filing in court, and calling the press - I would’ve had the opportunity to potentially help alleviate some of their concerns and provide the additional clarity they seek,” she said in a statement. The suit asks a judge to order DiZoglio’s office to provide a reason for not releasing the information, to order the records released, and to require the auditor’s office to pay the ACLU’s attorney fees and costs.ĭiZoglio said Wednesday that the information was withheld because it relates to cybersecurity, and the law was properly applied. ![]() “It does not shield information concerning the administration of healthcare services in the houses of correction,” the lawsuit says. “It is certainly very concerning that the auditor appears to have identified some type of issue with the way that prisoners are able to access or take advantage of health care, and that the public is not being informed as to what that issue is or whether or not it’s been corrected.”ĭiZoglio’s office justified withholding the missing information by citing an exemption to the state’s public records law that “shields records that a terrorist would find useful to maximize damage,” according to the complaint filed in the case. “We are concerned because prisoners are in a vulnerable situation where they are dependent on the state to provide them with all necessary services, including health care,” McFadden said in an interview. One issue DiZoglio’s office identified was omitted in both public reports, with her staff citing “confidential information.” In the full reports released to the ACLU, that issue is “completely redacted,” including in the table of contents, so that it is impossible to know what it is, according to Daniel McFadden, a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. ![]()
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