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October 2009 | The Brink's Journal | Page 11 Part of Brink's Canada strategy is to extend the core and develop core- plus solutions in order to better serve our national customers, both financial institutions and commercial accounts. Now, Brink's is broadening its presence in the second largest Canadian market which will sustain our leadership position. " We will continue to aggressively execute on our core strategy, which is aimed at growing cash logistics and other high- margin services in current markets while penetrating new geographies with high growth potential," said Michael T. Dan, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Brink's Company. " Recent examples include acquisitions in Brazil, Russia, China and India and expanding efforts in Turkey and Canada." " Brink's significant investment in the province of Quebec reaffirms our commitment to our customers. A critical part of our success is the continued support from our key stakeholders whose collaborative efforts contributed to our growth," said Mr. Peter Panaritis, President of Brink's Canada. " The expansion of our service into the French- speaking province will enable us to provide our customers with coast- to- coast service. Our employees will also benefit from more relocation and career growth opportunities, along with new venues for sharing industry knowledge and best practices." To date, the successful expansion was possible only through the continued support of our customers, and the combined efforts of all the employees who have come together as a great team. About Canada In 1927, Canada was the first country chosen by Brink's, Incorporated for its international expansion with the opening of the Montreal, Quebec branch. Brink's managed its operations in Quebec until 1986, when a strategic decision was made to sell the Armoured/ ATM Operation and maintain the Canadian Trucking and the Security Department in Montreal. In 2003, Brink's re- entered the Montreal market and built a state- of- the- art facility to re- launch our ATM Services. " The expansion of our service into the French- speaking province will enable us to provide our customers with coast- to- coast service." Page 12 Brink's Highlights Awareness Awareness is among the most powerful tools in the fight against identity theft: awareness of how information is stolen, and what you can do to protect yours; awareness of the need to monitor personal information and the awareness of what to do when you suspect your identity has been stolen. The more you know how to protect your identity and what to do if a problem occurs, the harder it is for identity thieves to commit their crimes. Take Stock Effective data security starts with assessing what information you have and identifying who has access to it. Understanding how personal information moves into, through, and out of your business and who has- or could have- access to is essential to assessing security vulnerabilities. You can determine the best ways to secure the information only after you have traced how it flows. You should: . Inventory all computers, laptops, disks and other equipment to find out where your company stores sensitive data. . Track personal information through your business by talking with your sales department, IT staff, HR office, and outside service providers. Get a complete picture of: o Who sends sensitive personal information to your business. o How your business receives personal information. o What kind of information you collect at each entry point. o Where you keep the information you collect. o Who has - or could have - access to the information. Different types of information present varying types of risk. Pay attention to how you keep personally identifying information. That's what thieves use most often to commit fraud or identity theft. Scale Down If you don't have a legitimate business need for sensitive information, don't keep it. In fact, don't even collect it. If you have a legitimate business need for the information, keep it as long as it is necessary. . Truncate electronically printed credit and debit card receipts you give your customers. . Don't keep customer credit card information unless you have a business need for it. . Check the default settings on your software that reads customers' credit card numbers and processes the transactions. Change the default setting to ensure you're not keeping information you do not need. . If you must keep information for business reasons or to comply with the law, develop a written records retention policy to identify what information must be kept, how to secure it, how long to keep it, and how to dispose of it securely when you no longer need it. These days, it's almost impossible to be in business and not collect or hold personal information - names and addresses, personal identification numbers, credit card numbers, or other account numbers - about your customers, employees, or business partners. If this information falls into the wrong hands, it could put these individuals at risk for identity theft. Not all personal information compromises result in identity theft, and the type of personal information compromised can significantly affect the degree of potential damage. What steps should you take and whom should you contact if personal information is compromised? |