Security is a high priority and an integral part in the design and development of our applicant screening system. Attention is given to high publicity threats such as viruses, denial of service attacks, and other malicious activities over the Internet, as well as to maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive application data such as credit reports, social security numbers, and other identifying information. We use industry-leading technology to secure InstaScreen and its operating environment, including client authentication (password-controlled access), Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, 128-bit data encryption, public-private key pair, firewalls, intrusion detection, filtering routers, and data backups. Each component acts as a layer of protection to safeguard information from unauthorized users, deliberate malfeasance, and inadvertent loss.