About Henry Bagdasarian

Henry Bagdasarian founded this website to raise identity theft awareness and provide free identity protection education to all consumers and employees. The site offers hundreds of original identity theft and access management related articles written by Henry which are accessed and read by thousands of global readers each month through Internet search results, automated feeds, monthly newsletters and referrals.

Henry Bagdasarian is a forward thinking and creative identity protection consultant, speaker, writer, and coach who has helped many businesses and individuals with his customized identity theft solutions. Henry has developed many identity protection concepts, strategies, service brand names and industry terms including Information KAGE Framework, and DIP Security Breach Notification Process. He has held Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) roles and led information security, privacy and audit functions in large global organizations within Entertainment, Financial Services and Health Insurance industries.

Henry is the Founder and President of the Identity Management Institute (IMI) and creator of the Identity Obesity and Identity Diet concepts as well as the Identity KAOS principles.

Henry's professional career and credentials are briefly discussed in this article and his full career profile including corporate experiences, education, vision and aspirations can be viewed on LinkedIn. Henry also writes career management articles which are posted at the bottom of this page.

Henry Bagdasarian is one of the most risk conscious and creative people you will ever meet and his primary passion and hobby is to help manage risks in every aspect of life whether at work, at home, or on the road. As part of his passion for consumer privacy, Henry established www.identity-theft-awareness.com in 2006 to share useful information about identity theft and identity protection. Ever since, Henry has been an active identity protection coach and identity theft speaker to help people and companies manage identity theft risks with proper awareness, education and best possible solutions.

Henry Bagdasarian believes that companies and government agencies, which collect consumer information while promoting their own or third party products and services such as credit cards, insurance, credit reports, mortgages, and passports, have not only a moral duty and sometimes legal obligation to protect their customer information but must also educate their consumers and employees about the risks of identity theft and best identity protection practices. Although, some companies attempt to protect consumer identities within the boundaries of their business environment and miserably fail once in a while, awareness and education is not even built into their overall information security program to reduce identity theft outside of their business environment. As such, Henry hopes to bridge the gap between companies, their consumers and service providers to collectively and effectively protect all personal information.

Although, identity theft awareness and education campaigns for external parties such as customers can be very costly, this website was developed and continues to be maintained by Henry Bagdasarian to provide free identity theft awareness and education to the general public. Businesses can refer their customers and employees to selected articles of their choice on this website to reduce their fraud costs.

To conclude, companies and individuals must be educated and consider the risks of identity theft and fraud resulting from their actions or inactions when dealing with any personal information. This identity theft awareness web site hopes to leverage Henry Bagdasarian's expertise, passion, and dedication to educate everyone about the evolving risks of identity theft and propose appropriate solutions. Feel free to browse the site for specific identity theft topics and enjoy the career and industry related personal articles posted below. Be identity safe.

Personal and Career Articles

Character Assassination Criticizing LifeLock’s flawed services or its false advertising is understandable but there is a line which should not be crossed including character assassination of its CEO.
CIRM and CIPA Differences This short article discusses the difference between the CIRM and CIPA certifications offered by the Identity Management Institute (IMI).
Linkedin Recommendation Writing a Linkedin recommendation for a colleague can be a difficult task if we want to make sure our recommendation fully reflects the professional experiences, talents and personality of the person.
Identity Management Careers The list of identity management careers is growing and provides a vast array of career opportunities requiring a special set of skills depending on the job duties within an organization.
Career Beacon When we consider pursuing a career, our decisions must be based on a career beacon that guides us based on our true values, desires and talents.
Managing Linkedin Connections Many professionals use Linkedin for managing their professional networks, however, managing Linkedin connections should not be taken lightly if solid relationships are desired.
Career Management There are many components in career management that need to be carefully addressed in order to create a satisfying and lasting successful career.
Henry's Professional Career My professional career in internal auditing has led me to a challenging profession in corporate governance, information security, risk management and compliance.
Professional Networking There are many benefits to effective professional networking inside or outside a company. However, to be effective, networking must be performed with due care.
Layoff Lessons There are many layoff lessons we can learn from business reorganizations and I’ve identified six layoff benefits from my own experience.
Public Accounting Myths Why your accounting career choices should not be based on public accounting myths.
Professional Certification This analysis is made to determine the value a professional certification can provide to both certificate holders and company management.

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