The Consumer Federation of America released a study in 2009 on identity theft protection services called To Catch a Thief: Are Identity Theft Protection Services Worth the Cost? The study involved taking a look at for-profit identity theft protection and identified some problems in the industry.
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Identity theft and IT security threats are predicted to increase during 2011, according to Dmitri Alperovitch, Vice President of Threat Research for McAfee Labs. The rise in identity theft and IT security breaches is due to the increased use of technology and applications in the online environment. These findings will likely contribute to [...]
You’re probably used to receiving poorly-worded emails from fraudsters trying to scam you out of thousands of dollars. These faux emails often claim to originate from friends or relatives who are overseas and in need of money. Most readers are immediately tipped off by the poor wording – since many of these scams originate overseas. [...]
Anyone is smart enough to outwit an identity thief. Contrary to the image of the computer whiz hacking into a website to steal your personal information, most identity thieves aren’t that sophisticated. In fact, the major reason why there are ten million victims of identity theft in the U.S. every year is because we make [...]
“You have No Privacy, Get Over It”
These words were famously said by Scott McNealy, the former CEO of Sun Microsystems. While this isn’t an excuse for not taking action to protect yourself, it is important to remember there are limits on anyone’s control. Our private data exists in thousands of different locations, and is [...]
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Entrust IdentityGuard recently released a versatile authentication platform which is
compatible with many of the Windows operating systems including Vista, Windows
XP, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008. Entrust is a leading provider in identity
protection services for companies, consumers and online businesses. The new
security solution will provide access authentication for Windows desktops [...]
Authorities say a New York City-based identity theft ring victimized more than 200 people nationwide, including Fort Hood soldiers whose information was stolen as they served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Police and prosecutors say 19 people were charged this week with enterprise corruption and grand larceny.
They say the ringleaders encouraged members to steal mail around Staten [...]
Identity theft is on the rise at alarming rates mostly due to the increased use of the Internet as a primary communications and commerce tool. There are many people who still do not have identity theft protection and are unsure how to obtain it. With the rise in identity theft there has been [...]
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Identity Guard's Total Protection offers credit monitoring on a level Lifelock's Command Center™, Equifax, or Experian's ProtectMyID can't offer. In addition to the most comprehensive credit report monitoring available, including quarterly updates to your credit score with all three credit reporting agencies, Identity Guard also monitors public records and databases. Additional features include ZoneAlarm® Internet Security Suite, PRIVACYPROTECT™, MOBILE LOCKBOX™, and the $1,000,000 Identity Theft Insurance. Full Review
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