Business Identity Theft
August 28th, 2008 | 
Author: With all the press coverage you would think it is only individuals at risk from identity theft but businesses are particularly vulnerable because of all the data storage, either on hard drives or within written documents, which can be accessed by X amount of employees.
It’s not only the company info that is stored either. Most companies store info about their customers, competitors and of course their staff.
Here are a few things a company should either have in place or at least be considering to help protect data from the risk of identity thieves.
1) Have An Information Security Policy
Make someone senior in control of issues related to employee privacy.
2) Secure Your Computers
Office computers hold sensitive information about your employees and business associates. Always make sure you are using the latest encryption techniques and security codes to secure the network.
3) Disposal
Always use shredding machines to shred all documents before you dispose of them.
4) Keep It To A Minimum
Try to collect the minimum possible personal information from employees, the less the better.
5) Control Data Access
Allow sensitive data to be handled by only a select few of your employees, again, the less the better.
6) Staff Personal Devices
Ensure you supply adaquate lockers for safe storage and handling of PDAs, laptops and other data storage devices.
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