Showing posts with label corporate identity theft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label corporate identity theft. Show all posts
Monday, March 1, 2010
Security Breaches in the News - #1
The names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of about 3000 people employed by a handful of state businesses were on a password-protected flash drive stolen from a Florida Department of Revenue employee in Georgia. The people were current employees of six large corporations that are being audited by the state.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Protecting Personal Information: Five Steps for Business
1. Take Stock: Know what personal information you have in your files and on your computer. Understand how personal information moves into, through, or out of your business and who has access - or could have access to it.
2. Scale Down: Keep only what you need for business. That old business practice of holding on to every scrap of paper is "so 20th century." These days, if you don't have a legitimate business reason to have sensitive information in your files or on your computer, don't keep it.
3. Lock It: Protect the information you keep. Be cognizant of physical security, electronic security, employee training, and the practices of your contractors and affiliates.
4. Pitch It: Properly dispose of what you no longer need. Make sure papers containing personal information are shredded, burned, or pulverized so they can't be reconstructed by an identity thief.
5. Plan Ahead: Draft a plan to respond to security incidents. Designate a senior member of your team to create an action plan before a breach happens.
2. Scale Down: Keep only what you need for business. That old business practice of holding on to every scrap of paper is "so 20th century." These days, if you don't have a legitimate business reason to have sensitive information in your files or on your computer, don't keep it.
3. Lock It: Protect the information you keep. Be cognizant of physical security, electronic security, employee training, and the practices of your contractors and affiliates.
4. Pitch It: Properly dispose of what you no longer need. Make sure papers containing personal information are shredded, burned, or pulverized so they can't be reconstructed by an identity thief.
5. Plan Ahead: Draft a plan to respond to security incidents. Designate a senior member of your team to create an action plan before a breach happens.
Monday, August 17, 2009
How To Protect Your Business From Identity Theft
1. Conduct an audit of your organization's client and administrative records and get a solid summary of the personal data that your organization gathers and files. Stipulate the usage of such information by your organization.
2. Implement programs to ensure documents retained in storage are secure. This may require off-site storage.
3. Ensure that your records are stored in a secure site that is also safe-guarded from potential harm by fires, floods, and other disasters.
4. Cut office space costs by using a off-site records storage service that is secure, and makes it convenient to source documents when required.
5. Provide your staff with training regarding information practices and security.
6. Implement a records retention program to ensure that personal data that is no longer required gets destroyed in a secure method.
2. Implement programs to ensure documents retained in storage are secure. This may require off-site storage.
3. Ensure that your records are stored in a secure site that is also safe-guarded from potential harm by fires, floods, and other disasters.
4. Cut office space costs by using a off-site records storage service that is secure, and makes it convenient to source documents when required.
5. Provide your staff with training regarding information practices and security.
6. Implement a records retention program to ensure that personal data that is no longer required gets destroyed in a secure method.
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