Protecting Your Organization Identity Theft and Data Breach
What is business identity theft?
Consequences Financial loss Damaged credit Damaged name/reputation Closure of business
Vulnerabilities Phishing & Spoofing –employees –customers Internet profiling –state filing –website –social media –credit report Account hijacking –Social media –financial
Warning Signs Statement discrepancy Notifications Collection calls Customer complaints (unknown)
Reducing the Risk Monitoring –State filing –Financial –Credit report –IP –Google alerts Online accounts –Financial –Social media
Laws Florida HB 157 –Business identity theft a crime –Restoration rights –Strengthen charges –False public record = criminal charge –Medical ID theft = felony
What is a data breach?
Consequences Customer churn Fines and penalties Class action lawsuit Tarnished reputation
Vulnerabilities Employees Partners Clients/Customers Technology
Warning Signs Malware Client notification Theft Hijacked
Reducing the Risk Risk assessment –Data matrix –Data life cycle –Laws & compliance Policies & Procedures Employee Training Repeat
Review Business Identity Theft –HB 157 –Monitor –Employee training Data Breach –Employees weakest link –Risk assessment –Policies & procedures –Employee training –Continuous
Resources Kerskie Group, Inc (239) ** me to request a copy of the data privacy steps Hodges University (new) –Identity Theft Research & Education Center