Knowledge is the Best Defense against Fraud

The Institute of Fraud Risk Management (TIFRM) is a professional training and educational resource organization founded by recognized anti-fraud experts with extensive backgrounds in law enforcement, financial crimes, and investigations. The Institute was founded to provide the most comprehensive, up-to-date information and education available about fraud and fraud prevention. We provide anti-fraud education and training to thousands of individual consumers and professionals throughout North America, and hundreds of companies and organizations utilize our proven training. We are the leading provider of Identity Theft risk management education for consumers, businesses, and professionals.

Through both standard and custom-developed training designed for the specific needs of our clients, The Institute of Fraud Risk Management offers courses, content, and resources for each type of student - whether they are an average consumer, business owner, law enforcement officer, or other professional. Our proven programs educate, prepare, and empower students to assist themselves and others to understand the dangers, minimize their risks, and successfully address the ever-present threats that fraud poses in their daily lives.

Our fraud training and education programs are available in a variety of convenient learning formats and skill levels, and are designed to meet the needs of: Consumers Professionals Business Owners and Managers Information Security / Privacy Officers Law Enforcement Personnel Banking and Financial Services Personnel Victim Advocates and Victim Assistance Personnel Anyone who is impacted by or requires knowledge of fraud or Identity Theft

The Institute of Fraud Risk Management offers the Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist™ (CITRMS) training and certification course. The CITRMS course is the nation’s only professional certification program specifically developed to train and equip professionals to understand and address Identity Theft and related fraud. The comprehensive CITRMS course addresses risks and issues for consumers, employees, and businesses / professional practices. Thousands of CITRMS professionals are employed by virtually every type of business throughout North America, and include: financial advisors, insurance professionals, banking and financial services personnel, attorneys, law enforcement officers,  information security and privacy officers, victim assistance personnel, military counselors, individual finance and accounting professionals, consultants, teachers, HR managers, and more.

The Critical Need for Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialists is Evident
Proper training and effective anti-fraud education of consumers, business owners, and employees is a critical skill set in today’s world where Identity Theft and Identity Fraud crimes have grown to epidemic proportions, and theft of sensitive, non-public protected information is rampant.

Addressing the Risks to Consumers

Consumers are under constant onslaught of attempts by thieves to defraud them and steal their personal information. Acting upon consumer haste and general lack of awareness, thieves and scam artists prey upon millions of consumers every year – often with devastating effect. Proactive risk management and effective consumer education is clearly a superior choice to reactive victim assistance after victimization. However, this requires properly trained professionals that are knowledgeable and well-equipped to provide expert advice combined with clear and actionable personal risk management strategies. There are many alleged “experts” that offer only basic and overly-simplistic advice that does not adequately address the risks, and can actually increase a consumer’s risk of being victimized. In the realm of Identity Theft and fraud, closing the gap in what a consumer does not know and does not understand, while assisting in the implementation of an effective personal risk management plan, is the role of the Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist.

Addressing the Risks to Businesses

Likewise, under the mandates of a wide variety of existing and proposed state and federal legislation, businesses struggle under new and continuously evolving requirements to protect consumer information. Information is the new gold, and businesses that hold protected consumer information in the normal course of business are the regular targets of information thieves. Businesses may be held liable and penalized, through regulatory fines and penalties, sanctions, and even civil lawsuits, if they do not adequately protect the private financial, medical, and other personal and confidential information of their clients, customers, and employees. Unfortunately many businesses, particularly small businesses and professional practices, are unaware of their requirements and the significant potential liabilities imposed by these regulations. Assisting businesses in understanding these requirements, areas of risk and potential liability, and other issues related to Identity Theft and fraud is the role of the Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist – whether as a consultant, manager, or employee of the business.

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