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|Articles|August 1, 2010

Identify theft workshop: Learn how to protect you and your practice: Part 3 (Proceedings)

Creating a Sound Data Security Plan

Creating a Sound Data Security Plan

What are the 5 Key Principles?

          • Take Stock - Know what personal information you have in your files and on your computers.

          • Scale Down - Keep only what you need for your business

          • Lock it – Protect the information that you keep

          • Pitch it – Properly dispose of what you no longer need

          • Plan ahead – Create a plan to respond to security incidents

How to conduct Employee Training

Creating a "culture of security"


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