FTC Red Flag Rule Implementation and ID Theft Prevention

Paul Doegler, Managing Director Compliance, and Michael Sawyer, Privacy Officer, Pershing LLC, and Evelyn Briggs, IM Director Security and Compliance, CHRISTUS Health. Hackers today are much like pirates: looking for easy targets that quickly produce the most financial gain. Despite the promotion about simple identity theft countermeasures, this remains one of the top threats for individual users and organizations. Panelists describe how they are balancing priorities to ensure security measures are not losing focus. They also share approaches to implementing robust Red Flag Rule programs. Topics will include: whether the FTC Red Flag Rules have changed security or risk programs; what type of educational programs are in place for employees at the front lines, and what is their focus; and what features of the HIPAA Security Rule (i.e. administrative, physical and technical control safeguards) can be leveraged for use in creation of a healthcare Identity Theft Red Flags program.