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Protect Client Data

On September 1, 2009, Portland insurance agent Robert Spruill of Brooke Auto Insurance consented to a Cease and Desist order from the Oregon Department of Insurance. Spruill had not properly disposed of business records that contained sensitive client information.
According to the order, “On or before April 28, 2009, Spruill discarded over 1,000 insurance business records [...]

Agency Computer System Security Deters Thieves

I received this story from a college student and wanted to pass it along.
“A week ago, an insurance agency office was burglarized and it appears that the burglars were looking only for personal data. They stole computer monitors, but left the CPUs and hard drives. But in the neighboring attorney’s office, they stole the computers. [...]

New ACT Webinar

Protecting Independent Agent Clients with Secure Email Using TLS (Transport Layer Security)
Protecting clients’ and prospects’ personal information is becoming an increasingly important issue. Most insurance agencies do not currently take any steps to protect or encrypt information that they send by email to a third party. Unsecured email and attachments are like sending an open [...]

Encrypting Personal Data

The state of Massachusetts has passed a new law that goes into effect May 1, 2009, that requires businesses that “own, license, store, or maintain personal information” on customers to encrypt that data, especially on portable devices such as laptops. That responsibility is extended from the primary business to contractors, such as telemarketing firms, and [...]

How Secure is Your Password?

People tend to choose passwords that are easy to remember. That can be very dangerous because it makes it easier for a hacker to break the password. The following passwords are most common. If you use one of these, change it immediately:
Password, 123456, qwerty, abc123, letmein, monkey, myspace1, password1, link182, (your first name)