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Intersections to Sponsor Data Breach Forum Hosted by Identity Theft Assistance Center.


Intersections' expertise to be showcased in panel on creating a breach response plan

CHANTILLY, Va. -- Intersections Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
:INTX) will sponsor "Data Breaches: Preparation, Communication and Response," a forum hosted by the Identity Theft Assistance Center (ITAC ITAC Information Technology Association of Canada
ITAC Information Technology Advisory Committee
ITAC Identity Theft Assistance Center (Financial Services Roundtable)
ITAC International Telework Association and Council
) to be held on November 16 and 17 at the Fairmont Hotel, 2401 M Street NW, Washington, DC.

Intersections has worked with ITAC and its member financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 companies for more than two years to address the complexities arising from illicit use of stolen customer data. Intersections and other industry expertsCoincluding top analysts, Congressional staff, expert communicators and attorneysCowill share their expertise with forum attendees. Featured speakers include Lydia Parnes, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Consumer Protection, and keynoter key·not·er  
n.
One who gives a keynote address.
 Leigh Williams of Harvard University's Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government. Topics include:

* Data breach fact vs. fiction

* What breaches really mean to consumers

* Data breach management

* Crisis communication essentials

* The latest in legislation and regulation.

The forum is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn how to protect customers and maintain brand reputation. It will be of special interest to business executives as well as professionals in the areas of government affairs, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , law and compliance.

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 Group at 505.466.6434. To view the agenda and register online, visit the "Data Breaches: Preparation, Communication and Response" website at http://www.identitytheftassistance.org/.

About Intersections Inc.

Intersections Inc. (NASDAQ:INTX) is a leading provider of branded and fully customized identity management solutions. By integrating its technology solutions with its comprehensive services, Intersections safeguards more than 5 million customers, who are primarily received through marketing partnerships and consumer-direct marketing of the company's IDENTITY GUARD([R]) brand. Intersections also provides consumer-oriented insurance and membership products through marketing partnerships with the major mortgage servicers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  as well as other financial institutions through its subsidiary, Chartered Marketing Services, Inc. Additionally, through majority-owned Screening International LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
, Intersections provides pre-employment background screening services domestically and internationally in partnership with Control Risks Group Limited of the United Kingdom. Learn more about Intersections Inc. at www.intersections.com/aboutus.asp.

About ITAC

The Identity Theft Assistance Center (ITAC) (www.identitytheftassistance.org) is a cooperative initiative founded by the financial services industry that now welcomes companies in other industries targeted by identity thieves. Since it was established in August 2004, ITAC has helped thousands of consumers restore their financial identities. ITAC shares information with the Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Sentinel database, which can be accessed by more than 1,000 law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).  nationwide. Part of the ongoing industry focus on combating fraud and identity theft, ITAC is run by the Identity Theft Assistance Corporation, a not-for-profit membership corporation sponsored by The Financial Services Roundtable and BITS.
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