Patent ID: 7392203
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. In a transaction involving a disclosure of confidential information by first parties to second parties, requiring the second parties to have adopted security measures with respect to the handling of the information and periodically respond to requests of the first parties for assurances of the adoption, implementation and observance of the security measures by the second party, a method for providing such assurances to the first parties, comprising: arranging by a third party with a selected number of the second parties to acquire, compile and store in a database of said third party, information regarding the adoption, implementation and observation of security measures for each of the selected number of second parties; arranging by said third party with a selected number of the first parties subscription services providing the selected number of first parties with assurances of the security measures of the selected number of second parties upon request; and providing by said third party the assurances of the security measures of the selected number of second parties to the selected number of first parties upon request.