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Regulatory and Policy Compliance with Regard to Identity Theft Prevention, Detection, and Response
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Regulatory and Policy Compliance with Regard to Identity Theft Prevention, Detection, and Response

Guillermo A Francia and Frances Shannon Hutchinson
Information Assurance and Security Technologies for Risk Assessment and Threat Management: Advances, pp.292-322
IGI Global
12/31/2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-507-6.ch012

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Abstract

The proliferation of the Internet has intensified the identity theft crisis. Recent surveys indicate staggering losses amounting to almost $50 billion incurred due to almost 9 million cases of identity theft losses. These startling and apparently persistent statistics have prompted the United States and other foreign governments to initiate strategic plans and to enact several regulations in order to curb the crisis. This chapter surveys national and international laws pertaining to identity theft. Further, it discusses regulatory and policy compliance in the field of information security as it relates to identity theft prevention, detection, and response policies or procedures. In order to comply with recently enacted security-focused legislations and to protect the private information of customers or other third-party members, it is important that institutions of all types establish appropriate policies and procedures for dealing with sensitive information.

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