Stopping thieves start with you and starts with me. As a retailer, you are responsible for also protecting your clients and consumers. Learn how to stop one of the quickest growing crimes in America identity theft.
Protection Against Identity Theft
Identity theft is growing online and off. In fact, there are many types of identity theft. The most misused types are:
Outsmart Fraudsters And Protect Your Identity
One of the most frustrating aspects of Internet Marketing is born in the WHOSITS database. This database, owned by Google, lets anyone see the information submitted when a small business owners purchases a domain name.
Phone Verification Fights Phishing
Phishing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing) is a kind of fraudulent activity focused on theft of private information. Such crimes are generally based on different methods of Social engineering (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(computer_security) ). In general, cyberfraudsters create web pages that imitate websites of real financial organizations, banks or other companies, intercept genuine users and direct them to bogus websites that look and feel exactly…
More Identity Theft Solutions
Identity theft is on the increase. It is one of the more serious threats to internet users today. Keeping your internet security software updated, and following these common sense identity theft solutions will help you reduce the threat and keep you safe online.
Identity Protection Online – Seven Tips For Password Protection
There are thieves everywhere and the Internet has its fair share of bandits of all types. The most frightening and potentially dangerous thief is the identity thief. An identity thief can go beyond stealing the contents of your bank accounts or running up debts on your credit card. Identity theft can result in you being pursued for debts incurred in your name by the thief, being blacklisted by credit reference agencies and even being arrested on criminal charges. By taking a …
Identity Theft And The Internet: How Not To Be A Victim
Identity theft is a growing problem that has reached worldwide, astronomical proportions. Internet identity theft is on the rise and can have a huge, detrimental affect on your life by destroying your credit score and even leaving you open to criminal charges for crimes that are committed in your name.
Identity Theft Prevention
Once again, there have been more instances of Identity Theft, as a result of unsecured networks, greedy employees and contractors, and lost or stolen laptops. More people have had their personal information compromised, and now currently live in the possibility that someone out there is using their identity for illegal activities, such as immigration, money fraud, or even medical fraud. Some of the people affected dont even know that their information has fallen into the wro…
Illegal Workers And Identity Theft
Identity theft is a growing problem throughout the United States and the world. As many as nine million people in this country will have their identities stolen every year. One source of identity theft, although not the only one, is the practice of illegal workers using someone else’s Social Security Number to obtain work and housing. Often, the identities used are of children or the very elderly, because these people aren’t likely to notice that their identities are being us…
How To Surf The Web Without A Trace
There are many reasons someone would want to surf the internet anonymously. Many people think that internet privacy is only for those trying to hide something, but that simply is not the case. Internet privacy is essential for normal people like you who value their identity and rights. As governments, search engines, and marketers use increasingly more aggressive methods for tracking what you do online, the need for internet privacy has increased. Government agencies continue…
Don’t Be A Phish: Protect Yourself From Phishing Attacks
One of the main parts of an effective identity theft protection system is to simply be aware of what information you are giving out and to whom you are giving it. This may seem obvious, but todays technology makes it a little more difficult, especially as more and more consumers move to the internet to pay bills, apply for loans, manage accounts, etc.
Credit Freeze And Identity Theft
Have you been the victim of identity theft? Do you have concerns that someone may get your credit information without your authorization?