Avoid Identity Theft

Avoiding Identity Theft: A 3-D Formula

Deter, detect, and defend—three steps to reduce the risk of identity theft. Millions of Americans fall prey to identity thieves each year. Identity theft, according to the Federal Bureauof Investigation, is America’s fastest growing crime problem.That’s why our organization must always be on guard. Follow the Federal Trade Commission’s 3-D formula for reducing identity theft: 1.…

Data Privacy

Privacy by Design

It’s easy to be overwhelmed when you think about the risks of failing to protect personal information. But we can reduce risk when we embed thinking about privacy into all stages of our work, rather than as a set of protections to be applied as an afterthought. This is what we call privacy by design.…

Safety on the road

Safety on the Road

Common sense practices can help keep our organization’s information secure when you’re traveling or working remotely. In a recent survey, more than 75 percent of employees admitted to not using privacy guards when working in public places. With go-anywhere mobile devices, “work” can happen anywhere—at home, on a subway, in your hotel room, at a…

Clean Up Your Act

Clean Up Your Act

A messy desk, sloppy security habits, and lost mobile devices put company data at risk. Nearly 637,000 laptops are lost each year at U.S. airports, according to a recent survey. Most are lost at security checkpoints. Your mom’s right. Cleaning up after yourself is still important. Network attacks and security breaches by hackers get the…