About Henry Bagdasarian

This website was created in 2006 by Henry Bagdasarian who is the founder and president of Identity Management Institute to raise identity theft awareness and provide free identity protection education to all consumers and employees. The site offers hundreds of original identity theft management related articles which are written by Henry and accessed 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 theft protection consultant, blogger, published author, as well as coach and speaker who helps businesses and individuals with his customized and innovative identity theft solutions. He has developed many new identity protection concepts, strategies, service brand names and industry terms including the Identity Obesity concept, the Identity Diet program, and the Identity KAOS principles, which are the building blocks of the Identity Diet program.

Henry Bagdasarian has held Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Chief Privacy Officer (CPO), as well as head of Compliance and Internal Audit positions in leading organizations within Entertainment, Financial Services, Health Insurance, and Software industries. He has written many workplace information protection white papers including the Information KAGE Framework, and DIP Security Breach Notification Process. 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. He also writes personal and career management articles which are posted at the bottom of this page.

About Identity Management Institute

Identity Management Institute (IMI) is an international organization established to redefine and promote the identity management field, serve identity management professionals, increase identity risk awareness, and provide identity risk management standards, guidelines, certifications, and education.

IMI has developed tools, standards and guidelines to help professionals manage identity risks, facilitate global professional collaboration for a cohesive management of risks including regulatory compliance, as well as educate, assess, and certify professionals, compliance programs and industry services.

IMI is the leading private organization supporting the federal government's Red Flags Rule initiative and efforts for preventing identity theft at high risk financial institutions and creditors. IMI offers various programs to help companies comply with the Red Flags Rule as well as support individuals to earn the Certified Red Flag Specialist™ (CRFS), Certified Identity Risk Manager™ (CIRM) and Certified Identity Protection Advisor™ (CIPA) professional designations.

Professional Resources

There are many ways you can connect with others, share your knowledge, and learn from others. Henry founded and continues to manage the largest online identity theft protection forum where hundreds of global experts have come together to share their knowledge. Join the forum and help improve the identity protection industry. You may also visit our identity theft blog, sign up for the monthly Identity Management Journal to receive the latest articles and announcements, or follow us on twitter.

Our Philosophy

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 and privacy 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 which is a big risk not to be ignored. As such, Henry hopes to bridge the gap between companies, their customers and service providers to collectively and effectively protect all personal information at all times.

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 general risk related articles posted below. Be identity safe.

For identity theft protection consulting, speaking, certification and compliance, contact Henry Bagdasarian.

Personal and Career Articles

Wild Wild West Consumers are being hit with back to back economic scams as in the lawless Wild West who may not be able to sustain their lifestyles and keep their dreams alive with no one in sight to protect them - by Henry Bagdasarian.
Product Tampering Risks Using over the counter products or public products such as soap and shampoo at the gyms or hotels can pose a serious product tampering risks due to unauthorized and illegal modifications.
Bigger Than the Opportunities Some people may feel rejected or have a low self esteem due to layoffs and longer periods of unemployment; however, many of them are bigger than the opportunities in the job market.
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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