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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.