The pressure on businesses to become leaner, meaner and more efficient has never been greater. Operating profitably in a recession must be undertaken against a backdrop of increasing external control and scrutiny, greater regulation and tighter budgetary constraint.

Secure
Despite these pressing concerns, security of information absolutely must remain high on the list of priorities for all senior managers. Customers must have absolute confidence in a company’s ability to handle confidential information securely and discreetly. And it is not merely a question of compliance with data protection legislation. Awareness of identity theft is at the highest level ever – hardly a day goes by without the question of identity fraud being raised in the media. Members of the public know that, every time they surrender personal information, account details, card numbers, PINs and security codes, they are exposing themselves to the risk of fraudulent use of their finances.

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