EDITOR’S NOTE: The City of Denver Auditor’s Office disputes the allegation that unregulated thumb drives are used to transport Denver City Auditor files. A spokesperson for the office said files are handled using standard and approved protocols recommended for all such government agencies.
Editor: On Monday, the Denver City Council voted to repeal a law granting subpoena power to the Denver City Auditor. This was due to a disagreement over an amendment restricting the Auditor from taking confidential, sensitive data off-site.
It was alleged during the council process that Auditor Timothy O’Brien has used thumb drives to take sensitive information off-site. Nearly every data loss prevention policy forbids this exact activity because it makes that data vulnerable to loss or theft. This data can be used by bad actors to penetrate critical systems and to steal the identity of city residents.
The Auditor has been inappropriate and reckless with your data- and is actually suing City Council so that he can continue to be inappropriate and reckless with your data.
Council should reinstate subpoena power for the Office of the City Auditor, but should absolutely not enable Auditor O’Brien to continue to mishandle data and put taxpayers at risk of identity theft.
— Erik Clarke, via letters@sentinelcolorado.com
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