Identity Theft Protection and Prevention Blog from Shop Shield®

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Could the Biggest Case of Identity Theft in U.S. History Have Been Prevented?
Regardless of Current Regulations, the Best Way to Protect Personal and Financial Information Is To Avoid Giving It Up in the First Place By Using a Secure Payment Agent That Renders Data Useless and Untraceable If Stolen Continue reading »

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Shop Shield Prevents Online Identity Theft Before It Starts
Replaces Personal and Financial Information with Anonymous Data, Enabling Consumers to Shop Online, Pay Bills and Interact with Websites Worry-Free Continue reading »

Protection from phishing and online identity theft is becoming a reality. Trustwave® recently upgraded the SSL Certificates they issue to online merchants and other sites that ask for sensitive personal information. SSL certificates certify that the company displaying it is really who they say they are – so you know you’re at the real version of the site, and don’t have to worry about phishing. It also tells you about the level of encryption the site uses to protect you against eavesdropping.

Trustwave’s EV SSL certificate goes even further. Beyond stricter requirements to obtain one, this new technology turns your browser address bar green! If you’re using Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 3 Continue reading »

There are lots of identity theft solutions coming out on the market lately. But they won’t protect you against phishing or credit card theft. And regardless of what they claim, they’re not really proactive either – they have to wait for something suspicious to happen before they can take action. What they do is monitor activity on your credit report and send alerts or make phone calls to banks if they detect suspect activity.

Your burglar alarm claims to protect you from home intruders as well. But if someone forces their way into your house and shoots you Continue reading »

To protect yourself against identity theft and fraud when you shop online, it’s important to know how your information gets stolen in the first place. And how it’s most often done will probably surprise you.

Rarely is your data ever intercepted while you checkout from a merchant site. That’s when it’s encrypted – so there’s very little risk. Instead, most cases of fraud and identity theft are actually inside jobs committed by employees that have access Continue reading »