Jan 20
SCAM WARNING - Chase breach: If you a receive a notification letter or email about a breach and it asks for account information or Social Security numbers, it is a phishing scam. There is a notification letter going out from Chase about a 3rd party breach but does not ask for your information. Call Chase at your regular customer service number (not the number on the letter) to verify if your notification email or letter is legitimate.
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Jan 18
Branch is currently Associate Dean of Student Services, Henley Putnam University. This on-line university specializes in professional studies in Intelligence, Protection Management and Terrorism-Counter-terrorism studies for military, law enforcement, security and intelligence professionals. He was formerly the Manager of Safety and Security Compliance at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
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Jan 13
What are Credit Freezes and Fraud Alerts?
Jan 08
In 2009, the Identity Theft Resource Center Breach Report recorded 498 breaches, less than the 657 in 2008, more than the 446 in 2007. Are data breaches increasing or decreasing? That is the question no one can answer.
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Jan 05
Recession to Cause a Rise in Scams, Thievery and Hacking
The ITRC and Robert Siciliano have joined forces to expand the pool of knowledge about identity theft issues. As nationally recognized experts in this crime, they have come up with their Top 10 predictions for what the nation might expect in the area of identity theft in 2010 and beyond.
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Jan 03
ABRA KADABRA!
Make your personal information virtually disappear! Shredders used at home and in the workplace have improved to the point that paper documents are almost being turned into dust. The new microshred shredders are now the
gold standard in shredding protection, slicing dicing each page into nearly 3,000 particles. With these new shredders, such as the Fellowes Microshred Series, businesses and consumers can feel more confident that their shredded documents have been completely destroyed.
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Jan 03
Resolve to Dissolve Identity Theft!
Here we are again, getting ready to face a new year.
Time to set those dreaded New Year's resolutions. Along with the breaking of some bad habits, now is the time to take on some new habits to protect you against identity theft.
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