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How 2024's Declining Interest Rates Will Affect K-12 Administrators

As we navigate the complexities of the 2024 economic climate, one trend is becoming abundantly clear—the decline in interest rates is...

Credentialing...It's Everywhere

In 1990 the band Tesla popularized the song Signs, originally written by the Canadian rock band Five Man Electrical Band. Read part of...

Is Your Verification Process Compliant with Your Corporate Policy?

Fences establish boundaries that can ultimately protect you from what’s on the other side. In the movie ‘The Sandlot,’ a group of...

Phishing for Data or a Real Verification Request?

Ring. Ring. You: Hello. This is <Name>. How may I help you? Unknown Person: Yes. I’m trying to verify the employment of <Employee>. How...

What is Your Risk Tolerance?

I’ll never forget the meeting. I was on the West coast in a very nice conference room of an organization interested in talking about a...

Improving Efficiencies in Your Employment Verification Process

Some might argue with me, but the 90’s produced some great music. I’m sure I’m not the only one who will never forget where I was when I...

Limiting the Scope and Size of Exposed Data

What if a bank told you that you could get a mortgage without providing your Social Security Number? What if you were told that providing...

Real People are Impacted by these Data Breaches

If I’ve heard these statements once, I’ve heard them a thousand times: 'The volume of verification requests we receive doesn’t warrant a...

Consider the Full Cost

Anytime a project is being evaluated for approval, it is important to consider every aspect of the effort. During the project definition...

Frontline Staff are Critical to Employee Data Security

When it comes to being responsible with protecting data, most organizations immediately think of their IT team, and, for larger...

SNAP Gets an Efficiency Boost in the Form of Electronic Income Verifications

The USDA has now empowered SNAP with new flexibilities on how States can administer the program by giving them the ability to use modern...

Data Scientist - Why Employers Should be Aware and CONCERNED

A few years ago, the role of Data Scientist began appearing on career sites with talent acquisition teams trolling the market looking for...

Collecting your data is the biggest, baddest, business around.

This article is just one of many that sound the alarm on how your data is being collected, analyzed, used and sold. Most have no idea how...

Cyberattacks, the Most Cunning Form of Thievery

In our age of information technology, data breaches are the most cunning form of thievery. One of the biggest data breaches in recent...

SOC 2 Certification: Why You Should Care

Has a software company that you’ve encountered ever told you they are SOC 2 Certified? The term probably just went in one ear and came...

Continuing Your Operations When You Need to Work Remotely

When business is unpredictable, when you need to move to remote operations, Verifent can help. As I write, the coronavirus outbreak is...

Coronavirus Crisis Causing Lenders to Tighten Standards

Changing Circumstances Bring Changing Standards Mortgage rates continue to be at a near-record low. This means that even though our...

Home Buying Ready to Experience an Uptick

Home sales across the country are down due to the coronavirus. However, interest in buying a home is on the rise in many markets. In...

The Fax Machine and The Modern Office

The modern fax machine, as we know it, has been in use in businesses since the 1960s. While it may seem out of place in a growing office...

Data Defense: HR Staff on the Frontlines

The threat of data breaches and data phishing is real. And, if they’re looking for social security numbers and other juicy stats on your...