Identity Theft - How to minimize risk for businessIdentity Theft - How to minimize risk for businessMost businesses do not realize they are at risk of federal fines up to 1 million, civil fines, class action lawsuits with no statutory limits, and even jail time for executives and owners if Non Public Information is breached. This blog is designed t Articles
Medical Identity Theft
2008-03-24 21:29:00 There was a recent article on medical identity theft in the Daily Herald I wanted to share with everyone. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=1581 40&src=120 If you’ve heard me speak before, you know that medical identity theft is one of the “big five” most common kinds of identity theft. The big problem is that there is really no way to clear up ... More About: Medical , Fraud , Identity Theft , Theft , Identity
Robert will be speaking June 20th at the Aurora Public Library
2007-06-12 20:55:00 I will be speaking at the Aurora Public Library in Aurora, IL on Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft . It will occur at the main library at 7 pm, Wednesday June 20, 2007. If anyone would like to go, you can get more information and register at the following link: http://www.aurora.lib.il.us/evanced/lib/e ventcalendar.asp?libnum=0 Click on the title located on the ... More About: Fraud
Identity Theft, the Internet, and your Employees could send you to Jail: Mi
2007-05-22 22:09:00 New laws, new fines and jail time for owners and executives An area of risk that most organizations large and small neglect to address, despite the well publicized increase in cases of identity theft, is the protection of their Internet connections. If you store sensitive information[1] about your employees or clients on your computers the state ... More About: Security , Employees , Identity Theft , Privacy
Flash Drives, Notebook computers, and Identity Theft
2007-03-19 15:49:00 Symantec just released their Internet Security Threat Report which stated that 54% of all data breaches occurred due to loss of a computer or data storage device such as a flash drive (also called a thumb drive) or CD/DVD. As the Internal Revenue Service lost 478 notebook computers last year and most mid-sized or larger companies ... More About: Computers , Flash , Notebook , Flash Drive , Computer
A new threat for identity theft - your copier!
2007-03-16 17:46:00 BACKGROUND Yes, it’s true, with the advent of digital copiers that contain hard drives, an identity thief can come and take that information. Sharp has recently released a doc talking about this possible security breach. You can find the article at http://www.sharpusa.com/products/applicat ions/security/1,2701,4-0,00.html QUESTION Think about how many employees use the business copier to copy their personal tax returns. Enough to ... More About: Identity Theft , Your , Theft , Pier , Identity
Lessons Learned from Wisconsin Printer?s mistakenly printing social securit
2007-03-06 16:53:00 Last December the Wisconsin Department of Revenue was informed that their printer mistakenly printed 171,000 labels with the recipients’ social security numbers on the mailing labels exposing them to potential identity theft. Of those, approximately 131,000 were mailed. This blog will briefly analyze what happened and what could have been done differently to prevent this ... More About: Social , Inter , Take , Soci
Business Owners Risk Losing Their Businesses to Identity Theft
2007-03-05 16:29:00 If a business owner?s identity is stolen, they run the risk of not just losing their money or credit worthiness, but they might also lose their business. According to The Institute of Fraud Risk Management, the average business startup loan is close to $300,000. Most loans are personally guaranteed by the owner of the new company. ... More About: Business , Businesse , Identity Theft , Esse
Identity Theft - How to minimize your and your company?s risk
2007-03-05 16:26:00 Hello, my name is Robert Slayton. As part of my insurance practice, I consult with businesses and individuals on how to minimize their risk of identity theft. I help businesses of all sizes become compliant with new federal and state laws that target the protection of both employees’ and customers’ private information (Non Public Information ... More About: How To , Company , Comp , Identity Theft , Your |
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