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The Center for REALTOR Technology, has released a series of new briefing papers on information security. These papers are meant to be read by real estate brokers and other executives in the real estate industry. They explain the basic information on protecting the security of personal and proprietary information.

There are five briefing papers in all, written in a user-friendly format:

• Information Security - A Guide to Getting Started: Provides a general overview designed to help office managers culminate an interest among workers in practicing information security.



• Information Security Management Principles: Provides insight into security decision making, planning and budgeting.
  
  
• Information Security Key Concepts: Explains the key concepts behind confidentiality, sharing information with trusted parties, and assigning proper rights for data access.



• Information Security Decision Insight: Explains how to examine the office and office systems to identify potential risks.



• Information Security Regulatory Overview: A presentation of existing laws and regulations on privacy and security.

According to NAR Vice President and CRT Director Mark Lesswing, "The REALTOR® Secure program is designed to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity and availability of consumers' personal information, as well as real estate business assets."

To obtain copies of these briefing papers in electronic form, you can download them here from the NAR website.

Otherwise, agents will probably be getting them in one form or another.