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Direct Defender Announces Corporate Identity Theft Solutions and Turn-Key Privacy Compliance Program

Cape Coral, FL (PRWEB) October 15, 2007 -- Direct Defender's Privacy Compliance Program (http://www.directdefender.biz) offers a robust series of services designed to be a turn-key solution to privacy compliance.

Numerous regulations (primarily federal, but also global and state) have been enacted to defend those affected by a personal information security breaches. They each address the common failure points and the possible negative consequences of private information breaches.

Most companies are aware of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SEC 17a-4, and the Statement on Auditing Standards. Customer-oriented organizations know about Gramm-Leach-Bliley. Those working in healthcare adhere to HIPAA. The financial services sector complies with the Payment Card Industry Data Security. Most industries are subject to very particular laws in respect to personal data protection. All organizations must implement and demonstrate every effort to prevent a data-at-rest information security breach.

No matter what type of business or industry, data that is meant to be maintained as private must not be allowed go public due to an obvious neglect. Failure to pre-empt or implement compliance policies could allow a breach to completely destroy a business. Because a personal information breach can involve tens of thousands of identities, the costs and fines involved are often millions of dollars.

On May 3, 2007, lawmakers began the process of passing the Personal Data Privacy & Security Act and the Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act (which were passed by Senate committee and introduced into the full Senate). This legislation is meant to be a double edged sword in the fight against identity theft. This legislation specifies directives and increases personal liability associated with breaches to the protection of individually identifying data. "Both those failing to protect personal information and any party or parties benefiting from that failure can be prosecuted."

More than 38 states require notification when a security breach presents a reasonable risk of identity theft. No industry or particular size of company is exempt and the security breach laws may vary by state. Violations of the federal laws include staggering federal and state fines as high as $1 million per occurrence, civil liability for victim losses (including class actions), and in some instances the legislation provides for removal and imprisonment of culpable business executives and employees responsible for the data loss.

Common Causes of Data Loss:

- Negligent Employees

- Insiders not authorized for database use.

- Compromised PCs - Trojans - Backdoors

- Disgruntled Insiders With Authorized Access

- Loss of Laptops or Flash Drives

- Vulnerable Web Servers or Extranets

Most organizations have firewalls, intrusion detection systems and other advanced security technologies yet Private Information Security Breaches are skyrocketing.

"Authorized insiders pose the greatest threat to computing systems, company information and customer data today!"

The issue is not with security technology, but rather the lack of security awareness among employees. Information security professionals have to deal with losses and data breaches created by users opening malware, forgetting to backup files, using weak passwords, losing laptops or flashdrives with confidential data, or often being tricked into giving up their passwords by social engineers. Users often have little or no formal training on information security, counter-measures, information policies or legislatively mandated procedures. Direct Defender equips employees by teaching them the skills to properly identify and respond to security threats and to understand correct private information procedures.

Direct Defender features a cutting-edge completely automated turnkey Privacy Compliance Solution and a fully managed method of dealing with Identity Theft and a step by step Affirmative Identity Theft Prevention & Privacy Governance Program (http://www.directdefender.biz/technology.html):

- Identity Fraud Monitoring of all employees

- Complete Identity Theft Recovery Plan

- Data Breach Action Plan and notification of victims and agencies concerned

- Fair Information Principles, including an easy to follow Privacy Assessment

- A step-by-step checklist to easily implement a preemptive privacy governance program

- Plug and Play Security Awareness Training for employees - including training handouts

Direct Defender's technology provides affordable and effective protection to companies in the event of a corporate data breach. This program protects the covered company and its customers, alerting affected customers in the event of a breach, providing a single site 800 number for breached customers to contact, assisting the company in required agency notifications, and recovering any resulting Identity Theft.

Direct Defender

715 NE 19th Place

Suite 44

Cape Coral, FL 33909

800-797-5753

Direct Defender Privacy Compliance Program (http://www.directdefender.biz)

Direct Defender Consumer Identity Theft Protection (http://www.directdefender.com)

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