Once resolved, most cases of identity theft stay resolved. But occasionally, some victims have recurring problems. To help stay on top of the situation, continue to monitor your credit reports and read your financial account statements promptly and carefully.
When it comes to identity theft, you can't entirely control whether you will become a victim. But there are certain steps you can take to minimize recurrences.
The FTC estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year. In fact, you or someone you know may have experienced some form of identity theft.
The crime takes many forms. Identity thieves may rent an apartment, obtain a credit card, or establish a telephone account in your name....
There are many people trying to scam you for your money, both on and off the Internet. Here are a few of the more common scams, what's at risk, and how to avoid them.
Just because you aren't directly offshoring any of your core systems or processes doesn't mean your third-party service provider isn't.
It's a given that most organization's outsource critical functions - particularly technology - as a means to reduce IT expense. Yet, even if organizations outsource these functions...
In the wake of record-setting bank fraud at Societe Generale, the risk of the Insider Threat is again on the front burner at financial institutions. In this exclusive interview with Editorial Director Tom Field, Jerry Murphy of the Robert Frances Group offers insight on:
The most common forms of Insider Threat at...
The insider threat - it may be the hardest to detect, yet it poses the greatest risk to information security and regulatory compliance. And with recent, high-profile data breaches resulting from insider abuses, the topic is hotter than ever.
Register for this webinar to learn:
How to identify and mitigate...
It was a banner year for information security incidents, which proved to be indiscriminate. No national boundary, employee group or trusted service provider is exempt. And no breach is worth its cost in damages, reparations and loss of reputation. From these incidents, we draw 10 lessons learned to guide financial...
FIELD: I wanted to talk to you from the consumer's perspective. What are you seeing as the biggest areas of concern right now regarding identity theft?
BRODER: Well, I think consumers are always concerned about their privacy and running the risk that someone else will get hold of their information and will...
Mari Frank was an Identity Theft victim before most people even knew what Identity Theft was.
Read her personal story to see how she discovered the crime against her, ways she fought back, advice for consumers, and how she's become a nationally-known leader in the battle against Identity Theft.
Betsy Broder, Assistant Director in the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, discusses Identity Theft from a consumer's perspective, including:
The biggest areas of concern for consumers re: ID Theft
The state of consumer awareness
Fundamental best-practices to fight ID...
Forensics has become a hot topic for a variety of internal factors, including the importance of the Internet to everyday business and, with it, the rise of electronic fraud.
Externally, financial institutions especially feel regulatory heat in the form of FFIEC GLBA Notification Rule, SEC/NASD Rule 3010 and even he...
Philip Alexander, Information Security Officer at a Major US Financial Institution
Philip Alexander hasn’t just studied data breach disclosure laws and their subtle differences state-by-state – he’s written the book on the topic (Data Breach Disclosure Laws – a State by State...
Last month, Atlanta's Bond Community Federal Credit Union, sent out an unusual email alert: If you're going to be globetrotting any time soon, call us.
Facing unprecedented numbers of international fraud and ID theft reports, Bond is one of a growing number of community banks and credit unions engaging their...
Increasingly, community banks and credit unions are taking proactive steps to help their customers protect their money and identities while traveling overseas. Some basic tips to share with customers:
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