ID Stay Safe – Trust Shield for Data Privacy and Security
With increasing concerns over data breaches, identity theft, and cyber threats, consumers are more aware than ever of how their personal information is collected, stored, and used. Businesses, especially small to mid-sized organizations, face growing pressure to demonstrate that they take privacy and security seriously. This is why ID Stay Safe (IDSS), a new trust shield within uRISQ, is more than just a badge — it’s a public declaration of accountability and care.
Provide your customers with a way to easily institute privacy and cybersecurity best practices while supporting their need to benefit their business’s reputation.
What Is ID Stay Safe?
ID Stay Safe is a trust shield awarded to your customers as oon as they meet three specific criteria within the uRISQ privacy and security framework.
IDSS is not a one time badge, but rather is dynamic, signifiying a recurring commitment to digital trustworthiness.
Key Benefits of ID Stay Safe
Builds Consumer Trust: Displaying the shield on their website shows a commitment to privacy and security.
Demonstrates Accountability: It’s proof that their organization is proactive as it pertains to privacy and security.
Enhances Competitive Advantage: Helps your customers stand out from their competitors.
Supports Regulatory Readiness: The shield supports awareness and adherence to privacy laws and reinforcement of privacy and security practices.
The Three Requirements to earn the ID Stay Safe Shield
To earn the IDSS shield, an organziation must complete the following three requriements within the uRISQ system.
1. Recurring Website and Firewall Scanning
The first requirement is to set up and maintain ongoing scanning of the organization’s website and firewall. These recurring scans mean their website and firewalls are regularly evaluated for threats such as:
Open ports
Changes to port configuration
Outdated plugins or CMS platforms (like WordPress)
Configuration errors that could lead to unauthorized access
2. Organizational Privacy Notice Creation
Transparency is a core principle of modern privacy laws. Customers want (and often are legally entitled) to know:
What data is being collected
How it is stored and used
Who it is shared with
Their rights regarding access, correction, or deletion
uRISQ helps an organization create a Privacy Notice or attest to an existing policy that meets best practices and standards.
3. Completion of a Security and Privacy Training Video
Tackle the leading cause of accidental data loss — Human error. Educate employees to reduce the likelihood of clicking on phishing emails to mishandling sensitive data.
This quick but comprehensive training helps employees:
Best practices for handling customer data
How to identify phishing attempts and social engineering
The importance of password hygiene and device protection
Real-world examples of what to do (and what not to do)
uRISQ provide privacy and security benefits to your customers and ID Stay Safe is an additional benefit that also encourages ongoing utilization of uRISQ. Ongoing use of uRISQ helps businesses decrease the chances dataa loss by targeting key areas that are most often the cause of data breaches.
