This program will also result in professionals having gained the knowledge and techniques
necessary to improve their own chances of not  becoming a victim and also help others too.

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Here are some reasons why professionals enroll in this new ICFE Certification Program:

Business owners are liable for security breaches.  The Federal Trade Commission recently fined a mortgage company $50,000 for violating national Disposal, Safeguards and Privacy rules by leaving loan documents with sensitive information in and around an unsecured trash bin

Small Business Owners:  As an Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist,  you will
have already gained the knowledge, skills and techniques necessary to assist the small business owner
by showing them how to conduct a complete review and assessment of their risk of becoming a liable
for damages and or penalties because of the way they handle, or perhaps mishandle their customers
credit, medical,  insurance and other confidential information during the course of their normal business operations.  This assessment may also include to the owner's personal information and extend to his or her workers, as an employee benefit.   Depending on the size of the small business and the amount of sensitive customer information they may control, a review and assessment of the improvement measures to employ which will result in minimizing their risk may take from two to six hours.  The hourly billing would be consistent your current hourly rates.

Consumers: Over 150 million data records of U.S. residents have been exposed due to security breaches since 2005.  Everyone is at risk. A review of an individual consumer's personal financial, insurance, and other confidential family information - from their credit reports to the way they might receive their printed checks in the mail, to also include how the information is stored and, equally important, the manner of its disposition is the initial part of process. The assessment is done with the client present and importantly will include suggestions on how to make one's situation more secure and less available to others, whether family members or criminals.

Typically, the first step is to have the client(s) empty out their wallet or purse on the desk in front of you. 
What you are looking for is incriminating items with a SS#s and other information they may be carrying
around that could harm them.  The average interview and assessment takes about an hour and a half to two
hours. The assessment also includes corrective and cautionary steps to take to minimize the risk and guard
against the crimes and also receive an important list of things they should always do to guard against both
credit and identity theft.  

You will explain how and why current practices, disposition without first shredding, for instance, may increase their risk of their credit and other identity information fall into the hands of miscreants and even organized crime.  Should your service include a review of credit files, any changes and corrections and you may suggest may be made using the ICFE's Do-It-Yourself Credit File Correction Guide. 

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