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Lionheart Assurance is letting companies know about the high cost of data breaches. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the annual cost to corporations in the United States from data breaches amounts to nearly $50 billion, and, what’s more, 90% of ethical hacking tests were successful in getting past information security protocols and installed firewalls.

The Lionheart Assurance Scam Prevention Toolkit recommends that businesses take immediate action on the following 5 strategies to reduce the likelihood of identity theft leading to data breaches:

1. Companies with an educated workforce, familiar with the many ways thieves can access company data, are much more likely to have employees who notice any unusual activities. These employees are much more likely to notice any phishing scams online or notice unauthorized personnel copying highly sensitive information.

2. Companies should have protocols in place for all their information systems. These can range from strict screening procedures before hiring new employees to safeguarding computers with passwords and encryption technology.

3. Companies should restrict access to sensitive information. Computers should be password protected, laptops and PDAs locked in steel cabinets when not in use, and file cabinets locked when no one is in the room.

4. Redundant or obsolete information should be properly disposed of when no longer needed. If the information is on discs, these should be destroyed using special devices for that purpose. If the information is on paper, these should be run through a paper shredder. And if the information is on hard drives, special software should be used to completely purge all files.

5. The Federal Trade Commission has published guidelines on information security in their document entitled “Complying with the Safeguards Rules.” This publication outlines security measures a company can take to reduce the possibility of identity theft leading to a data breach.

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Lionheart Assurance also recommends that companies who have installed various procedures for data protection stay up to date on security issues because identity thieves are constantly improving their ability to break into databases.

About Lionheart Assurance & The Lionheart Assurance Scam Prevention Toolkit

Lionheart Assurance is a business consulting company that has specialized in keeping clients up to date on issues related to identity theft. Numerous companies have recognized Lionheart Assurance as an outstanding service provider and, as a result, Lionheart Assurance has earned an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, which is their highest awarded rating.

Lionheart Assurance is a consulting company that has mentored hundreds of companies on information security and identity theft issues. Lionheart Assurance is focused on helping people reduce the likelihood of becoming a target of identity theft scams. This consulting organization has been a champion in the war to fight identity theft since 2003.

The Lionheart Assurance team consists of professional business consultants with regional offices throughout the US who specialize in offering unique employee benefits, identity theft education and identity theft risk mitigation. Lionheart Assurance – through the Lionheart Assurance Scam Prevention Toolkit – champions ways to better inform the public and their clients on how to mitigate the risks associated with identity theft.

Lionheart Assurance launched the Lionheart Assurance Scam Prevention Toolkit in 2009 in response to the growing needs of the business community to stay on top of the latest scams perpetrated by identity thieves.

Lionheart Assurance Solutions has some critical news about a new identity theft scam known as spear phishing. While most people who work on the Internet have learned about phishing, which is the use of fraudulent emails to get personal information for use in identity theft, few have heard about spear phishing.

Phishing is spamming hundreds of thousands of people with a single email. The scam artist is hoping for a few people to take the bait when they open the email. However, spear fishing is a completely new variation on the phishing scam. It is also much more effective and dangerous. By sending a single email to a single person, the email is highly targeted, and because it includes personalized information, it seems completely authentic.

The Lionheart Assurance Solutions Scam Prevention Toolkit recommends the following 5 precautions when opening your email:

1. Do not view or download any attachments sent to you by someone you do not know.

2. Similarly, do not click through a link in an email from someone you do not know.

3. Sometimes a letter from a friend or co-worker may not actually be from them but from someone who has replicated their email address. There is special software that can steal email addresses from out of your address book and then appear to send the email from that person. Be very suspicious if people you know start making unusual requests of you.

4. Again, do not view or download an attachment, even from people you know unless you’re actually expecting it.

5. If you do respond to a spear phishing email, keep an eye on your credit report or your bank balance and take immediate action to notify those concerned if you detect anything unusual.

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Lionheart Assurance Solutions also recommends that you turn all of these aforementioned precautions into new habits, which should become as familiar to you as locking your car door when leaving it out on the street.

About Lionheart Assurance Solutions & The Lionheart Assurance Solutions Scam Prevention Toolkit

Lionheart Assurance Solutions is a consulting company that has mentored hundreds of companies on information security and identity theft issues. Lionheart Assurance Solutions is focused on helping people reduce the likelihood of becoming a target of identity theft scams. This consulting organization has been a champion in the war to fight identity theft since 2003.

Lionheart Assurance Solutions’ team consists of professional business consultants with regional offices throughout the US who specialize in offering unique employee benefits, identity theft education and identity theft risk mitigation. Lionheart Assurance Solutions – through the Lionheart Assurance Solutions Scam Prevention Toolkit – champions ways to better inform the public and their clients on how to mitigate the risks associated with identity theft.

In 2009, Lionheart Assurance Solutions launched the Lionheart Assurance Solutions Scam Prevention Toolkit in response to the growing concerns within the business community to stay on the cutting edge of the most recent scams perpetrated by identity scammers.

Lionheart Assurance Solutions offers support to businesses of all sizes and they work to enhance identity theft awareness training and employee benefit programs.