American DataBank adopts advanced technology to protect background check reports

 Id theft has affected a large portion of the U.S. population . In 2004, Javelin Strategy & Research reported that approximately 9.3 million people were victims of identity theft. According to Michigan State University, over half of all identity thefts can be traced back to the workplace. One company, American DataBank, has taken steps toward protecting such Personal Identifiable Information (PII).

American DataBank provides nationwide web-based pre-employment screening services. Protecting personal identifiable information is of the utmost importance to such a company. CEO Toshi Akiyama of American DataBank Group comments; “The protection of personal information is a paramount of data security and American DataBank, as a leader of web-based background screening, has committed to provide the most secure and reliable technology to our clients. Now we’re extending that leadership to the protection of Personal Identifiable Information.”

Recent Legislation

Since the House Bill H. R. 3997 was passed, companies such as American DataBank, for example, now have an obligation to implement policies and procedures that will protect the security and confidentiality of sensitive personal identifiable information. In response, American DataBank now offers Vincera Inc.’s VAM! Intelligent Protection Application. VAM! is an information distribution and control software application technology that greatly reduces the risk of security breaches inherent in the electronic distribution and storage of sensitive information. Vincera Inc.’s VAM! enables American DataBank to set business driven rules that will secure, track, and manage the distribution of documents that contain personal identifiable information well beyond the company’s corporate firewall and known universe of users. Mr. Akiyama. States that; “with Vincera’s Intelligent Protection Application, the document becomes traceable and can be deactivated. We are providing the best in security protection service by protecting every electronic distributed background check report from theft, alteration, or illicit use”.

New Technology

Vincera Inc.’s VAM! Intelligent Protection Application is an intelligent distribution awareness application that protects electronic documents that may contain sensitive information from unauthorized users. This product exceeds current data security expectations, as it is able to track where these documents are being distributed and who is viewing them. Not only will Vincera Inc.’s VAM! Intelligent Protection Application allow American DataBank to know where this information is located, but also the protected document can be deactivated if it has reached an unauthorized user. In other words, Vincera Inc.’s VAM! allows American DataBank to create a map of where electronically distributed files have been sent, who has viewed the file and the time of access. This information can be very helpful for clients of American DataBank. For example, if a client of American DataBank has an employee that recently left the company, the client can instruct American DataBank to disallow that employee from viewing any protected documents that may have left the company’s reach. Even outside the client’s information system, American DataBank can track and deactivate VAM! protected documents.

With the implementation of Vincera Inc.’s VAM! it is also possible to set business-based rules that protect and restrict sensitive information to an approved base of users at a specified time. This will further eliminate unauthorized distribution of information. With use of this product, a business can control Personal Identifiable Information and restrict access so only an exclusively accepted group of recipients may view documents.

More legislation is expected to pass that will require stricter protocols, procedures and policies for information security. Vincera Inc. has recognized this as a strong possibility and therefore has created this advanced technology in preparation for tougher regulations. American DataBank foresees the need for this type of document security and has quickly moved to adopt this technology in order to provide the most advanced protection for their clients and business.