{"id":461924,"date":"2022-06-13T05:26:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T02:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fdny-seeks-firewall-to-stop-doxxing-of-workers-personal-data\/"},"modified":"2022-06-13T05:26:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T02:26:03","slug":"fdny-seeks-firewall-to-stop-doxxing-of-workers-personal-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fdny-seeks-firewall-to-stop-doxxing-of-workers-personal-data\/","title":{"rendered":"#FDNY seeks firewall to stop doxxing of workers&#8217; personal data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28dc95ace68\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28dc95ace68\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fdny-seeks-firewall-to-stop-doxxing-of-workers-personal-data\/#%E2%80%9CFDNY_seeks_firewall_to_stop_doxxing_of_workers_personal_data%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;FDNY seeks firewall to stop doxxing of workers&#8217; personal data&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFDNY_seeks_firewall_to_stop_doxxing_of_workers_personal_data%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;FDNY seeks firewall to stop doxxing of workers&#8217; personal data&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The FDNY is seeking to build a digital firewall to protect the Big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s thousands of rescue workers from cyberattacks, including \u201cdoxxing,\u201d The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>The department recently put out a call in the City Record for consultant services \u201cfor the development and implementation of protective strategies to address the cyber threat of doxxing and to provide resiliency for the security of personal information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doxxing is the publishing of personal information on the internet with the intent to bully, harass or threaten others.<\/p>\n<p>The sick practice has become increasingly prevalent online. A radical pro-choice group recently doxxed six Supreme Court justices to spur protesters into showing up outside their homes to oppose overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling legalizing abortion.<\/p>\n<p>An FDNY spokesman said the move to increase cybersecurity wasn\u2019t triggered by a doxxing incident involving one of the city\u2019s Bravest. But the department has enormous databases with the personal information of its 15,000 emergency responders and other workers \u2014 as well as retirees and patients it treats responding to 911 calls \u2014 that could be vulnerable to cyberattacks.<\/p>\n<p>The search for the consultant is \u201cpart of the FDNY\u2019s ongoing cybersecurity preparedness measures to protect the department\u2019s data,\u201d spokesman Frank Dwyer said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/FDNYmembers2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mayor Adams and Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh took part in the FDNY Medal Day ceremony at City Hall.  \" class=\"wp-image-22630969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/FDNYmembers2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/FDNYmembers2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/FDNYmembers2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The FDNY has databases containing the personal information of approximately 15,000 members, according to a spokesman.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The selected cybersecurity pro would help implement anti-hack software and develop a training program for a workforce that interacts regularly with the public, the note to potential bidders says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe service should provide real time threat mitigation and recovery capabilities in the event of access to and misappropriation of personally identifiable data during the course of official duties as a member of the FDNY,\u201d reads the note from the department.<\/p>\n<p>One union leader representing FDNY responders said the solicitation to bolster firewall cybersecurity shows the department is behind the times in guarding against data breaches.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Oren-Barzilay.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Oren Barzilay, President of The Uniformed EMT's, Paramedics ans Inspectors FDNY, at the city council Committee on Fire and Emergency Management hearing.\" class=\"wp-image-22630987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Oren-Barzilay.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Oren-Barzilay.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Oren-Barzilay.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>FDNY union president Oren Barzilay argues firefighters and emergency workers are at serious risk of having their personal information exposed.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Natan Dvir<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an attempt to protect those who protect others. But it\u2019s shocking that the department doesn\u2019t already have such a plan in place,\u201d said Oren Barzilay, president of Local 2807 representing FDNY\/EMS emergency medical technicians, paramedics and fire inspectors. \u201cIt\u2019s very alarming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barzilay added: \u201cHacking or doxxing can happen to anyone. It could put any of us in harm\u2019s way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also noted the danger of patients\u2019 medical records being exposed.<\/p>\n<p>FDNY\/EMS responds to 1.5 million 911 emergency calls a year and has millions of patients\u2019 medical records in the department\u2019s data system. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/EMSpatient.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"FDNY and ESU assisting EMS with a patient who fell onto the northbound D train tracks at roadway Lafasyette and had to e removed stopping service briefly.\" class=\"wp-image-22631169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/EMSpatient.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/EMSpatient.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/EMSpatient.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>FDNY hopes to protect the information of millions of patients.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">William Farrington<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Those records are forwarded to hospitals and health insurers and the federal Medicare\/Medicaid system as the FDNY submits reimbursement for administering oxygen, IV fluids and medicine and for transporting patients.<\/p>\n<p>The union leader claimed the FDNY\u2019s pitch for cybersecurity help is part of a larger problem, complaining that the department\u2019s payroll system for EMS workers is antiquated and that he has some members who are owed thousands of dollars because of nightmarish glitches.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Andrew Ansbro, president of the city\u2019s Uniformed Firefighters Association, said the cybersecurity initiative seems like a good-faith attempt by the FDNY to be \u201cproactive\u201d in battling doxxing and data breaches.<\/p>\n<p>The department emphasized that cyberattacks, including doxxing, have been a troubling homeland security challenge for some time.<\/p>\n<p>Doxxing of law-enforcement, meanwhile, increased following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020, which triggered massive nationwide protests and tense confrontations between demonstrators and cops.<\/p>\n<p>The US Department of Homeland Security reported that high-ranking police officials nationwide \u2014 including members of the NYPD \u2014 had their personal information posted online and warned the doxxing could inspire attacks by \u201cviolent opportunists or domestic violent extremists\u201d or hinder law-enforcement officials as they try to manage demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are also on alert about cyber attacks waged against US institutions by Russia and other foreign powers.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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