Maintain Your Family’s Safety Online with These 3 Strategies
More than 40 percent of American kids under the age of eight years old now have their own tablet, while 95 percent of teens age 13-17 have access to a smartphone.
Brush Up on Cyber Hygiene: 4 Tips for Preventing ID Theft
Cyber hygiene, as the analogy implies, is similar to personal hygiene. It is the information security equivalent of a simple routine that minimizes your online vulnerability. The general idea is that the bits and pieces of your online data are like your teeth; the better care you take of them regularly, the better shape they […]
Digital Healthcare and Identity Theft Among Seniors
Not that long ago, your doctor kept all of your health-related data in paper charts stored in a manila folder. Every time you visited your physician, the nurse would take notes in the chart and the doc would add info about your symptoms, prescribed medication and more.
Done with Renting? Three Tips on How to Become a Homebuyer
After years of renting, you are, in a word, done. You are tired of putting your hard-earned money in your landlord’s pocket instead of building up equity in something that is yours.
Epic Hackers and Data Breaches
It’s not the time to sit back in relief that you haven’t been hacked yet. Instead, it’s time to assume the worst and expect you will be hacked as the odds stack against you.
Equifax Breach Triggers Tax Identity Theft Concerns
Many Americans dread tax season, and for very good reasons. Not only do they run the risk of having erred on their annual tax allocations, but also their sensitive data is suddenly everywhere, floating through the air, both figuratively on the web and literally in the mail.
Why Freezing Your Credit Doesn’t Freeze Identity Theft
The Equifax data breach of 2017 has left many Americans feeling like victims with no control over their own sensitive information, reeling and scrambling to protect themselves.
The Value of Your Personal Info: How Much Is Your Identity Worth?
For many Americans, “identity” is important. In a nation founded on personal rights, most Americans have worked hard to become who they are, both personally and financially. For most, identity is priceless. But if your identity is compromised, how much could it be worth to someone else?
4 Steps to Take if Your Wallet Is Lost or Stolen
Your odds of losing your wallet are higher than you might think. An estimated one in ten people will lose their wallet over the next five years.
Four Tips to Ensure Your Privacy in the Wake of Equifax Breach
With as many as 143 million Americans affected by the Equifax breach earlier this year, only about 19 percent have taken steps to secure their sensitive information, according to a poll conducted by SSRS Omnibus in September.