By John Sileo, [cc id='csid'] consumer security expertCollege is the perfect period of life to begin sound financial practices including protecting privacy. Not only are college students vulnerable, but they are impressionable and well positioned to learn strong habits that will last them a lifetime. As students launch into independence, we, as parents, hope to give [...]
By John Sileo, Experian consumer security expertData theft has serious implications for business travelers, including a high risk for identity theft. I have a personal experience with identity theft while traveling – it occurred during a trip to Orlando to, ironically, give a speech about avoiding identity theft. Read more about that experience in a [...]
The Holiday Season is finally upon us. With Chanukah beginning this week, and Christmas and New Year’s just around the corner, shopping is coming (if it hasn’t already) into full swing. As we all look forward (maybe) to spending time with family and friends, we should also be mindful of identity theft. The Holiday Season is [...]
With more than 800 million users worldwide, Facebook has become the defacto standard in social networking platforms. One of its most important features, the ability to quickly and easily scan whether or not you know people by looking at common connections, has expanded networks across the entire world. You all know this already… but how [...]
By John Sileo, [cc id='csid'] consumer security expert I recently posted the first three of my seven easy measures to help prevent personal identity theft, including monitoring accounts, using surveillance and opting out of financial junk mail.Below are the remaining four tips, which I encourage you to pass onto your employees after they have begun [...]
By John Sileo, [cc id='csid'] consumer security expert Businesses everywhere are under assault. Thieves want to access your customer databases, employee records, intellectual property and ultimately your bottom line. More than 80% of businesses surveyed have already experienced at least one breach. Combine this with the average cost to repair data loss—a stunning $7.2 million [...]
By John Sileo, [cc id='csid'] consumer security expert In Part II of this series, we started getting on our way in the technological side of protecting our business’ data. Once you go through with the remaining three steps, you should feel confident in the measures you took to secure your business. 5. Don’t let your [...]
Adam Kennedy - [cc id='csid'] Restoration Supervisor; Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist Medical Identity Theft is a hot topic in the ID theft industry due to the severity of the consequences involved in this type of fraud. For that reason, I have been writing this series to inform you of how medical identity theft occurs [...]
By John Sileo, [cc id='csid'] consumer security expert Step one of my 7 Steps to Secure Profitable Business Data is to “Start with the humans.” It is crucial to the success of your business’ security efforts that you give your employees the tools to protect themselves personally from identity theft. This develops a privacy language [...]
Adam Kennedy - [cc id='csid'] Restoration Supervisor; Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist I recently began a series covering the severity of medical identity theft. In Part II of this series, I am going to cover some of the ways Identity Thieves are using medical information to commit fraud and put both your health and [...]
