Many states are enacting new regulations and laws to help prevent identity theft.  For example, in Massachusetts the 201 CMR 17.00 is a comprehensive Identity Theft Prevention Regulation that was issued by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. The purpose of this new law is to establish a standard set of regulations on how businesses protect and store their customer’s personal information. The new law and regulations require companies to establish and maintain a security system covering their computers, including any wireless devices, to encrypt their customer information.  Each violation of this law can carry up to $5,000 penalty.

In the next few weeks, NQA will be hosting a Webinar that will help organizations understand how you can leverage your ISO 9001 management system to meet the requirements of these new laws.  More information will be available soon at www.nqa-usa.com. Stay tuned!