Lionheart Assurance Solutions helps all sizes of businesses with their unique identity theft awareness program. This program helps employees become aware of how important it is for a company to have information security. Sensitive personal information like date of birth, driver’s license numbers, and social security numbers must be guarded. If this information falls into the wrong hands, it could be used to steal someone’s identity. A stolen identity can be used for all sorts of nefarious purposes including using someone else’s information to run up credit card debt, commit all sorts of crimes (drugs, prostitution, human trafficking, etc.), obtain medical services for the uninsured, obtain employment, secure loans, write checks and open up new accounts, among a whole host of other criminal activities. Every company has numerous personal records related to employees and even customers. This data, in the hands of a criminal, could be used to ruin someone’s financial reputation, as well as the reputation of the company for not taking any measures to prevent the information theft.

Lionheart Assurance Solutions has a senior management team with a long history of business expertise. Lionheart Assurance Solutions, LP offers companies all across the nation training in identity theft - proactive education that empowers both employees and the company.

The identity theft awareness program works by teaching employees all about identity theft and making them aware of how to look after personal data. This training has a broad effect on the company. It can impact how employees think about personal information and it suggests way to keep it secure from prying eyes.

There are many things an employee can do with respect to information security. The staff in human resources, for example, can make sure that all file cabinets are locked, computers are password protected, and that the office door is locked when the staff has gone on break or has left for the day. Even those employees not directly involved with hiring, training, and terminating employees, like supervisors and general staff members, can learn to be discreet should they be exposed to personal information in the course of their work.

Another way of safeguarding sensitive personal information is with the addition of identity theft coverage as a payroll deduction benefit. Employees who elect to enroll in these plans can use several services related to identity theft. They can receive alerts and updates to help them monitor their credit files regularly to see if there has been any unusual activity. They can have access to the services of a licensed fraud investigator who would work on their behalf if the need arose for identity restoration. And they can access legal counsel should the need arise.

Another indirect benefit of the identity theft awareness program is that it serves as an early warning system. If a company should have a number of employees experience identity theft, it’s symptomatic of an information breach. This suggests that a company has to look into how it is currently handling sensitive personal information and take steps to see if the issue may be more widespread. This is an important component in demonstrating that a company is taking reasonable steps to prevent data breaches.