Identity Theft - By Category
Business Identity Theft
Many people assume that identity theft is limited to individuals. But in truth, a growing area of identity theft is businesses, particularly small businesses. If you own a small business, it's important to learn why and how to protect your business from identity theft criminals.
Identity Theft 101
Everyone needs to understand the basics of identity theft. Identity Theft 101 contains articles that explain the 'who, what, when, and why' of stolen identities. Use this information to increase your understanding of threats presented by identity theft.
Recurring Impersonation
Once your identity has been stolen, you run the risk of it happening over and over again, by the same criminal. Learn how to recognize and protect against recurring impersonation. And if you've already been victimized, learn how to stop recurrent identity theft from happening again.
Theft Methods
Identity theft happens when you least expect it. Learn how identities are stolen online and in the physical world. Once you can spot the risks to your personal information, it's much easier to protect your identity.
Prevention Practices
Protecting your identity is a full-time job. Learn how to secure your personal information and lock down your personal identity. Prevention practices include securing your personal and financial information and knowing when you need identity theft insurance.
Reporting Identity Theft
When you're recovering your identity, it's hard to know what to do first. Contacting the right agencies, as quickly as possible makes all the difference when it comes to stopping criminals. Learn who to contact and how to reach the people and agencies that can help you recover your identity.
Recovering Your Identity
Even if you've been diligent about protecting your identity sometimes the unthinkable happens. When it does, you need to know how to recover your good name. Follow the theft trail, reclaim your personal and financial information, repair damages to your reputation, and even deal with the emotional consequences of identity theft using the information here.
Legislative Considerations
Some laws protect you if your identity is stolen. But there is also legislation that lays some responsibility for protecting your identity at your own feet. Know the legislative considerations that help you protect your identity or recover it if it's stolen.
News & Blogs
Identity theft has grown at an astounding rate since the widespread adoption of the Internet. Every day new news appears about incidents of identity theft, new methods of theft, and cutting edge technologies designed to protect your identity. Stay current with the news about identity theft so that you know what's happening and how to protect yourself.
Resources
Protecting or recovering your identity is no easy task. It requires keeping track of information, following up with all the right agencies if your identity is stolen. Tracking your personal information and staying on top of the risks requires diligent work and keeping up with the latest in magazines, books, worksheets, products, and online resources. These resources help you protect yourself.
Identity Theft Guest Authors
Identity Theft Guest Authors
Data Security - Technical
Technical information that may be of use to IT professionals, Information Security Officers, and other C-level executives.
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