IDT911 expands in Canada to offer privacy breach services to insurers and businesses

IDT911, an identity management and data risk management services provider, has expanded into Canada to help businesses minimize the chance of breaches and manage them when they occur.

The Arizona-based company, which has offices in Toronto, partnered with Economical Insurance and Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company earlier this year to provide privacy breach resources to Canadian businesses.

Now, its products, which include data security education and training, proactive exposure mitigation tools, breach response services, and identity management services for consumers, will now be available to clients throughout Canada.

It will also offer its expertise to insurance carriers to create privacy products that fit their policyholders’ specific needs. IDT911 also has a training methodology to help brokers promote cyber-security products and services to their clients.

Privacy risks within and outside of Canadian businesses are increasing, especially with more technology in the workplaces, IDT911 notes. Employee errors, lost or stolen laptops and other mobile devices and deliberate, target attacks all present major concerns for privacy breaches. Though its offerings are built for businesses of all sizes, small and mid-sized businesses are often most unprepared and unprotected, the company notes.