The National Association of Secretaries of State has recognized that the newest victims of identity theft are small and medium-sized businesses. These businesses need to take steps to safeguard not only personal information of customers, employees and others, but also the businesses’ corporate and financial data.
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FTC Proposes Revised FCRA Notices
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Pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (pdf), the Federal Trade Commission has promulgated three notices (pdf): (i) A General Summary of Rights; (ii) A Notice to Furnishers of Information to Consumer Reporting Agencies; and (iii) A Notice to Users of Consumer Reports (such as employers). In late August, the FTC proposed revisions to the…
The Fundamentals of a Risk Assessment
The most frequent question we hear from clients who want to develop or tighten their data privacy and security policies and procedures: Where do we start?
In most cases, the first step for the group charged with this task is to understand the organization’s "information risk." This means, in short, examining what information the company has…