Top 10 Ways to Avoid Identity Theft
Top 10 Ways to Avoid Identity Theft
1. Have a good reason for requesting the personal information you gather.
2. Acquire personal information in a safe manner so that it cannot be overheard or seen by others.
3. Limit the availability of personal identifying information to selected staff.
4. Control access to databases containing personal information with passwords.
5. Shred paperwork containing personal or sensitive information.
6. Render electronic documents and databases containing personal information unreadable prior to disposal.
7. Avoid displaying, using or exchanging personal information (especially Social Security numbers -- but also employee or membership cards, timecards, work schedules, licenses or permits, and computer access codes).
8. Conduct regular background checks on ALL employees (including mailroom staff, cleaning crews, temp workers, and computer or hotline service techs) with access to identifying or personal information.
9. Train personnel in the proper procedures regarding information handling and disclosure.
10. Use alternative identifiers for employees, clients and customers and require health insurance providers to do the same.
See last month's Parker's Points Top Ten Ways to Avoid Identity Theft (Personal) on my website.
Top 10 Ways to Avoid Identity Theft - To learn more about this author, visit Alvah Parker's Website.
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As a business owner you have a responsibility to safe guard your customers/clients personal information. Here are some tips for you to do that.
1. Have a good reason for requesting the personal information you gather.
2. Acquire personal information in a safe manner so that it cannot be overheard or seen by others.
3. Limit the availability of personal identifying information to selected staff.
4. Control access to databases containing personal information with passwords.
5. Shred paperwork containing personal or sensitive information.
6. Render electronic documents and databases containing personal information unreadable prior to disposal.
7. Avoid displaying, using or exchanging personal information (especially Social Security numbers -- but also employee or membership cards, timecards, work schedules, licenses or permits, and computer access codes).
8. Conduct regular background checks on ALL employees (including mailroom staff, cleaning crews, temp workers, and computer or hotline service techs) with access to identifying or personal information.
9. Train personnel in the proper procedures regarding information handling and disclosure.
10. Use alternative identifiers for employees, clients and customers and require health insurance providers to do the same.
See last month's Parker's Points Top Ten Ways to Avoid Identity Theft (Personal) on my website.
Top 10 Ways to Avoid Identity Theft - To learn more about this author, visit Alvah Parker's Website.
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Dave KurlanDave Kurlan is the founder and CEO of Objective Management Group, Inc., the industry leader in sales assessments and sales force evaluations, and the CEO of David Kurlan & Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in sales force development. Dave has been a top rated speaker at Inc. Magazine's Conference on Growing the Company, the Sales & Marketing Management Conference and the Gazelles Sales & Marketing Summit. He has been featured on radio and TV, including World Business Review with General Norman Schwarzkopf, in Inc. Magazine, Selling Power Magazine, Sales & Marketing Management Magazine and Incentive Magazine. He is the author of Mindless Selling and Baseline Selling – How to Become a Sales Superstar by Using What You Already Know about the Game of Baseball. He created and wrote STAR, a proprietary recruiting process for hiring great salespeople, and he writes Understanding the Sales Force, a popular business Blog and is a contributing author to The Death of 20th Century Selling and 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life, Volume 2. - Visit Dave Kurlan's Website |
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