Protecting your child’s digital identity
Each day, as infosec professionals, we dedicate ourselves to protecting our client’s most valuable assets. We spend countless hours focused on keeping data, intellectual …
identity theft
One-in-four have been victims of identity theft
Identity theft has ranked as the top concern amongst consumers questioned about their digital lifestyles, according to Centrify. The survey of 1,000 UK consumers, reveals that …
Tips for mitigating the financial impact of identity theft
With a number of large retailers and banks reporting massive data security breaches in the last year, leaving hundreds of millions of consumers’ personal information …
Who’s at risk of identity theft?
A new nationwide survey by the AARP shows that consumers continue to put themselves at risk of identity theft by ignoring simple protection tips like shredding personal …
Exploring today’s top security concerns
Security related topics are often front and center in the 24-hour news cycle, but what concerns Americans the most? According to a new national survey from University of …
Most people still unconcerned about privacy threats
While cyber thieves continue to breach major corporations such as JP Morgan and, just last week, the Salvation Army and Home Depot, Americans still seem to be unconcerned …
Identity theft vendor sentenced to 100 months in prison
A northern California man who served as an information and document vendor in the identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as Carder.su was sentenced yesterday to serve …
163k individuals affected in Butler Uni data breach
Personal and financial information of some 163,000 students, alumni, faculty, staff, and past applicants of Indianapolis-based Butler University have been stolen following a …
Identity theft consequences and tips to stay secure
In this interview, Tom Feige, CEO of idRADAR, shares alarming identity theft stories, explains the consequences of getting your identity stolen, offers advice to organizations …
Five tips to reduce identity theft
Some Americans submitting their taxes this year will make the unpleasant discovery that someone else has already filed and stolen their refunds. Tax fraud claimed 1.2 million …
Tax-related identity theft will rise
Tax-related identity theft has been on the rise for years and the ITRC predicts it won’t be slowing down in 2014. The Javelin Strategy & Research 2014 Identity …
Non-profit tax forms posted by IRS expose 630,000 SSNs
An estimated 630,000 social security numbers (SSNs) on non-profit organizations’ tax returns— Form 990s—have been posted online by charities and the IRS since 2001, …