FERPA and HIPAA

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FERPA and HIPAA are acts that were created to protect the public’s information and keep it private. These acts give the individual the power to determine who gains access to their information. in relation to security these two acts prevent unwanted or unknown persons from accessing this information. The potential to utilize the information in a negative was is huge.

Since 9/11 security’s roles have evolved. First evolution being the elimination of the reactive mindset and adopting the proactive mindset. Lets take amusement parks for an example. Prior to 9/11 when you purchased an amusement park ticket you arrived at the park, unloaded the car, and proceeded into the park, fast forward to present post 9/11 days and now everything rings true except you now have to pass through metal detection. which is setup to prevent to conveyance of weapons, chemicals, and explosives into the park. security has also gone from unseen entity to visible. Pre 9/11 security in many areas of business and operations was looked at as a unnecessary expense. Post 9/11 has seen increases in budgeting and spending. From equipment to personnel. 9/11 also bought on the need to ensure adequate training for personnel in the security field. In the years before 9/11 travelers and passengers were free to move about the country virtually undetected. A freedom that post 9/11 is met with screenings and identification verifications. Security officers have also changed since 9/11. In most cases the level of training and education had been increased. Officers are required to be more vigilante and more educated in things like human/sex trafficking, terrorism observation and recognition, bomb or explosive device recognition, criminal activity and suspicious behavior. All these things could possibly lead to the discovery of domestic and foreign terrorism