Cyber Security Publishing

 “ I got bad credit, I’m not worried ” “ It happened to a friend of a friend ” “ I’ve got other priorities now ” “ All it takes is guarding your Social Security number ” “ I can trust the people around me ” These quotes are all too common regarding identity theft. The problem is the Federal Trade Commission, various law enforcement agencies and identity theft experts have stated there are no 100% guarantees and the numbers for identity theft keep getting worse. “ I got bad credit so I’m not worried ” Just recently KFLY TV in Lafayette Louisiana reported that 2 men were arrested for stealing the identity of 2500 people. Identity thieves don’t run credit checks before they steal your identity. All they need to do damage is a little bit of your personal information. “ It happened to a friend of a friend ” This one should really alert people. The reason ? Everybody now knows somebody who’s been victimized. That alone tells you what an epidemic identity theft has become. Last year 10 mi...

 So many people out there today have been identity theft victims, and there are many explanations for this. Basically, there are so many identity theft victims largely in part due to the fact of how technologically advanced the world has become. After all, there is practically no one out there today that does not have or use a computer, and so that right there goes to show why there are so many identity theft victims. Since the Internet first came out, it has been much easier for people to steal other people's identities, and it is in fact so common now that odds are that you know someone or maybe even more than one person, of which have already been identity theft victims. If you learn all that you can then you can protect yourself against it and not be included in the identity theft victims's category. How to Protect Yourself There are really many different things that you can do in order to protect yourself from identity theft, for instance you can make sure that you do not ...

Remember the days when protecting your personal and financial information meant watching out for pickpockets and purse-snatchers? In today’s technology-driven world, thieves have developed much more cunning and sophisticated ways to steal your identity. Despite severe penalties – those convicted face up to 20 years in prison – identity theft is now the nation’s fastest-growing crime, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. More than 10 million people become victims of identity theft each year. Thieves not only use their victims’ identities to open bank and credit card accounts, they also rent or buy property, commit other crimes and misdemeanors and even obtain employment in their victims’ names. A credit report can let you know if someone has used your credit card without your knowledge or applied for a credit card in your name. It doesn’t show everything, however. According to Harold Kraft, founder and chief executive officer of MyPublicInfo Inc., credit reports miss the mo...