The Pennsylvania Land Title Association is committed to inform, educate and protect our Members!  Wire fraud, identity theft and ransomware are just a few of the cyber crimes that are crippling or closing title agencies across the United States.  We have centralized information from the American Land Title Association, the Federal Trade Commission, and the FBI’s Cyber Task Force's IC3.  Please use this information to educate yourself, your staff and customers on the different forms of cyber crime and the steps needed to avoid financial loss and the disclosure of nonpublic information.

Fraudsters are targeting homebuyers at an astounding pace.  Protect yourself and your investment! Download the PLTA - Cyber Quick Resource Guide to help protect yourself!

For additional resources and to report fraud and cyber crime visit:

The American Land Title Association provides cyber crime prevention and response measures, training materials for your staff and customers and informative podcasts.  Please click on any of the following links to be directed to the ALTA website where these materials are free of charge.  

• ALTA Outgoing Wire Preparation Checklist : Use this checklist as a best practice for verifying outgoing wire information.
• ALTA Rapid Response Plan for Wire Fraud Incidents : Use this tool to customize your action plan when a wire fraud attempt occurs.
• Video: How To Complete an IC3 Report . Watch the video to see how easy it is to help law enforcement gather information.
• ALTA Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan : Use this tool to help your team to establish and maintain secure systems and be prepared to act quickly if an incident occurs. Leverage these resources to implement Step 1: Preparation: 
  • ALTA Cyber System Overview : Use this narrative to improve your understanding of a Cyber System Inventory, why it is important to Cybersecurity efforts, and how to create and maintain your company's inventory.
  • ALTA Cyber System Inventory Workbook : Use this model workbook to create and customize your company's inventory.
  • ALTA Business Impact Analysis : Use this guide to examine your software applications, determine which resources are critical to your operation, and discover when to add resources to minimize the business impact of downtime.
    

Employee Training and Awareness Resources:

• Monitor and Improve Employee Skills.
  Consider a phishing security test for all of your employees. These companies can help:
  • Security Planner: https://securityplanner.org
  • PhishMe: https://phishme.com/free
  • KnowBe4: https://www.knowbe4.com/resources
    
    
• Webinars to Watch:
  • Data Security Essentials: Strategies to Protect Non-public Personal Information
  • Fortify Your Business: Lock Down Data and Protect Client Funds
  • Safeguarding Escrow Trust Accounts
  • Best Practices: Protecting Non-public Personal Information
  • Fraud and Your Escrow/Trust Accounts

Resources for Your Clients and Consumers:

• Wire Fraud Tips Video : Share this 1-minute video with homebuyers so they know how to protect their money.
• ALTA Wire Fraud Video : This 2-minute video provides four tips on how consumers can protect their money and offers advice on what to do if they have been targeted by a scam. Link to this video from your website, include in your email or share on social media.
• Have you been targeted in a wire fraud scheme? Video : File a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. Watch this video to learn how to complete the form:
• ALTA Wire Fraud Infographic : ALTA has produced this Rack Card explaining Wire Fraud. ALTA Members can brand the infographic with their own information at the ALTAprints website .
• ALTA Wire Fraud PowerPoint for Consumer Education : (Member-only content) Use this presentation to educate consumers about the dangers of phishing emails and wire transfer fraud. The presentation provides information on what to do if you’ve fallen victim to a scam and also highlights 10 tips to prevent wire fraud.
• Visit American Land Title Association's Home Closing 101 for more information .
  

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