Protecting Home Based Businesses & Direct Selling Companies
Direct selling companies face the challenge of providing their independent sales agents with a comprehensive business security program to protect agents, their customers as well as the direct selling company. The DirectSellingSecurity Toolkit offered by DirectSellingSecurity.com, is a turnkey solution that provides security training, a guide that steps agents through setting up their home based business to comply with identity theft and privacy laws in addition to providing encryption software for security when processing recruit information, orders and typing anything while on the Internet.
Additionally, few direct selling companies know or understand as part of their PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) compliance, they have a responsibility to ensure their sales agents collecting financial information must also be compliant with payment card industry mandates. The DirectSellingSecurity Toolkit also includes a wizard making it easy for sales agents to quickly complete their annual PCI DSS Compliance Certification requirement.
When asked how direct selling companies are responding to sales agent responsibilities under the law and PCI compliance IDTELi, Inc. CEO Brenda Eaden said “Direct selling companies feel because sales agents run their own independent business, direct selling companies are not liable for agents identity theft complaints nor and they responsible for agent PCI compliance. They couldn’t be more wrong. Sales agents collecting sensitive information as part of the sales process puts direct selling companies at serious risk and most likely out of compliance with state and federal laws in addition to PCI DSS."
Compounding industry risks is the 22% increase in identity theft victims in 2009. Sales agents and direct selling companies are now easy targets for enthusiastic lawyers chasing identity theft victims with the goal of encouraging them to file civil lawsuits under protection of multiple laws and fines by merchant banks.
Brenda also stated “Every direct selling company will realize direct benefit from their independent sales agents obtaining the DirectSellingSecurity Toolkit. The program lets direct selling companies stay focused on their core business, fills a security void that exists in every company, cost nothing to adopt and generates revenue. This is a true 'win-win' for everyone."
Direct selling companies interested in learning more about company benefits should go to http://partners.directsellingsecurity.com
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