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Staff Training Value Proposition The Statistics The Ponemon Institute – a prominent research center dedicated to privacy, data protection and information security policy – recently released a report analyzing data breach incidents within U.S.-based companies (2011 Cost of Data Breach Study: United States). Significant findings from the report include:

• An astounding 39% of all data breaches are caused by employee or contractor negligence. • An additional 37% of all breaches are caused by malicious or criminal attack, often by rogue

employees or contractors. Employers are partly to blame. Many organizations have failed to educate employees on the necessary measures to reduce data security and privacy threats. One Ponemon study found that employees “do not believe their organizations provide ample training or adequate policies to inform them about data protection and security practices in their workplace.” (2009 Annual Study: Cost of a Data Breach) The Key Recommendation Do you want to reduce your company’s risk of suffering a data breach? Data privacy and security experts and regulators repeatedly recommend employee training as one of the most crucial and effective strategies in avoiding data breach. For example:

• The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has stated that “the most effective data security plans deal with four key elements: physical security, electronic security, employee training, and the security practices of contractors and service providers.” (Federal Trade Commission - Protecting Personal Information: A Guide for Business, page 10)

• Symantec, the largest developer of security software, has stated that employee education and

training is one of the “best practices to thwart a cyber attack.” (2012 Endpoint Security Best Practices Survey, page 3)

• The Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), a division of the U.S. Department of Education,

has stated that security training for all data users is the “best strategy for ensuring that a major threat to data security … is proactively addressed before more breaches occur.” (Data Security and Management Training: Best Practice Considerations, page 1)

Our Solution Real Estate Data Shield has developed an employee-training program in privacy and security that is designed specifically for the Title & Settlement industry. Our interactive e-Courseware teaches your employees how to comply with federal laws, rules, and regulations. This cost-effective training allows you to significantly reduce your company’s liability risks. After completing our course, your employee will know how to demonstrate reasonable care in handling personal data. Your company will be less likely to experience a data breach. The course also includes a built-in accreditation process. Following successful completion of the course, Real Estate Data Shield issues a certification, which demonstrates that an employee has gained essential knowledge about safe data handling practices. Real Estate Data Shield is a team of internationally recognized privacy experts and award winning e-courseware designers. Let us help you be Privacy Smart.TM