Data Privacy Day 2020 Celebrates a New Era in Privacy
Here are just a few reminders that may be helpful for agents and borrowers alike: Wire Fraud – Hackers regularly attempt to divert funds wired at closing, and we now ask borrowers to verify verbally with their title/closing attorney the account information. Identity Theft – If you handle documents that contain PII (Personal Identifiable Information) such as social security numbers, addresses, DOB, tax info etc. you want to have protocols in place to secure them physically (locked desk drawers and/or offices, shredders) and electronically (secure email and/or software). Internet Security – It is still best practice to have long, (think “passphrase”) non-obvious passwords that are changed frequently. You should make it a practice to log off of all devices and sites once done, and to use dual authentication to login whenever possible. If you have a large client database you should have Data Breach or Cyber Security Insurance, and make sure you back up everything on a hard ...