To give “creditors” and “financial institutions” with covered accounts more time to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs to identify, detect, and respond to the warning signs – or “red flags” – that could indicate identity... [More]
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Legal Compliance | New Legislation | Privacy
A recent story from ComputerWorld.com revealed that Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) appear to underestimate the data security risks their own organizations face while lower-level executives are more likely to fear attacks on corporate data. According to a survey conducted on more than 2... [More]
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Privacy
A story out of south Florida once again shows the importance of running background checks on all workers associated with a company – including contractors and sub-contractors. An article on Sun-Sentinal.com reports that a company contracted to provide concession services for parks... [More]
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Background Screening | Human Resources Outsourcing
UPDATE: To give “creditors” and “financial institutions” with covered accounts more time to develop and implement written Identity Theft Prevention Programs, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will further delay enforcement of the 'Red Flags' Rule until November 1, ... [More]
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A recent blog from NYTimes.com about social networking site Twitter.com falling prey to a hacker attack shows the dangers online businesses face every day with data security. Twitter is a free social networking service that enables users to send and read micro-blogs of up to 140 characters known a... [More]
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