One of the key services Protection Power offers is awareness-building. We offer a complete resource centre to educate and empower our members on a wide range of topics, including identity theft prevention, fraud, credit management and all the latest fraud schemes and scams.

As you consider the benefits of Protection Power's affinity program, we encourage you to read the data below. If you want to learn more about how identity theft can affect you individually here are 10 things you need to know.

Remember, the consequences of identity theft can be expensive and long-lasting. Not only that, but your business reputation is at stake. Any security breach could carry serious liability costs. Even worse, it may mean a complete loss of public and economic trust in your operations.

Could identity theft happen to you and your business?

Yes. Even if you and your employees shred all important documents and adopt advanced online and office security habits, the private information of your staff and clients is still at risk. Consider these recent incidents, all from Canadian news sources:

  • Radisson Hotels' computer system is compromised for seven months, exposing the credit card information of thousands of guests (Canada.com)
  • Three laptops are stolen from the offices of the Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan; private information of 8,600 teachers is at risk (cbc.ca)
  • A USB key carrying personal health information of 83,524 people is lost in the Durham Region, near Toronto (TheStar.com)
  • CIBC loses data on 470,000 mutual fund clients (cbc.ca)
  • 900+ Manitoba Hydro accounts are hacked (cbc.ca)

If these organizations – some of the largest banking, retail and public institutions in Canada – can fall victim to data loss and identity breach, no business or association is immune.

Be vigilant. Be proactive and be prepared. Maintain a strict security policy and ensure those you are in contact with do too.

ProtectionPower.ca will help ensure you and those you work with learn to recognize early clues of identity theft. A wealth of timely information and advanced tools such as proactive identity monitoring, identity theft protection insurance and educational e-courses will help everyone protect themselves against all the latest threats.

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