http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-theft-blog.html Welcome to the most progressive identity theft blog which includes original identity theft articles, identity theft tips, and identity fraud victim solutions. en-us identity theft awareness Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:43:28 GMT Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:43:28 GMT identity-theft-awareness.com http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-theft-seminar.html Identity Diet seminar is an identity theft seminar designed to help individuals develop a unique identity protection plan for themselves through awareness of the risks and solutions. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:43:28 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/stolen-social-security.html A stolen Social Security Number (SSN) can be used to commit identity fraud. Find out how you can detect signs of stolen SSN, and what you can do to prevent, detect and resolve the SSN theft. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:50:26 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/affluent-wealthy.html It is reported in a study completed by Experian that the affluent wealthy individuals are more often the prime targets and victims of identity thieves. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:35:19 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/digital-love.html As some explore the Internet and the possibility of conveniently searching for a digital love which can later turn into a lasting relationship, they expose themselves to identity theft risks. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:24:17 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/yahoo-email-account.html My Yahoo email account information along with others were illegally accessed and used to send unauthorized emails to account contacts. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:27:34 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-management-careers.html 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. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:13:27 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/company-identity-theft.html Similar to consumers, businesses are not immune to identity theft and in fact company identity theft is a serious threat to any business with credit lines and great reputation. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:38:35 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/medical-identity-theft.html Fraud resulting from medical identity theft is on the rise and can be devastating for the victims of identity theft due to the wrongful medical bills and medication. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:32:29 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/red-flags-rules.html The Red Flags rules are the set of requirements that financial institutions and creditors must follow to implement the necessary controls to prevent, detect and respond to identity theft. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:32:18 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/automatic-card-reload.html Using a store card has many benefits; however, other related options such as automatic card reload of funds may introduce many risks which may not be worth the benefits. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:59:41 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-theft-news.html Become informed and read the latest identity theft news, commentaries and analysis. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:11:35 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/password-protection.html There are many strategies for selecting, remembering, and using passwords. This article discusses some of the password management strategies for maximum password protection. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:15:09 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-validation.html There are in general three types of information used for identity validation. Such information can provide false identification if they are compromised. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:42:04 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/total-identity-protection.html A total identity protection requires an understating of identity protection limitations as well as balanced measures to address all identity theft risks. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:18:33 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/validated-authorization.html Validated authorization along with reduced levels of identity obesity is the best combination for low cost identity theft and fraud prevention. Mon, 18 May 2009 16:51:52 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/managing-linkedin-connections.html Many professionals use Linkedin for managing their professional networks, however, managing Linkedin connections should not be taken lightly if solid relationships are desired. Thu, 14 May 2009 17:45:39 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/phishing-scams.html When you get urgent email messages from your bank asking you to take immediate actions, you need to validate the authenticity of the sender and carefully deal with phishing scams. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:03:07 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/public-information.html Many of our personal information can become public information due to our careless identity management practices. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:12:50 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/certified-identity-protection-advisor.html Become a Certified Identity Protection Advisor (CIPA). Learn about this identity theft certification and exam process. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:24:26 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/ex-hackers.html Employing ex hackers to help identify computer security vulnerabilities is a smart idea as they are highly skilled, but such actions must be carefully managed. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:37:47 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/disgruntled-employee.html A disgruntled employee is a business threat and risk that should be taken seriously, especially during massive business changes. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:39:54 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-management-institute.html Identity Management Institute is established to redefine the identity management field, help professionals connect to one another, increase identity risk awareness and help solve identity challenges. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:35:04 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/internet-messages.html Prank internet messages are on the rise as our use of the social networking sites increases. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:55:44 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/card-verification-code.html Not only a credit card verification code doesnt improve card security, but it can facilitate credit card fraud. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:20:46 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-reset.html Identity reset is an available and last option to resolve severe identity theft and fraud cases. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:24:18 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/stimulus-fraud.html Due to the recession and the government efforts to turn the economy around, economy stimulus fraud will hit families in more than one ways. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:52:04 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-theft-lawsuits.html I've recently been asked what the future holds for companies and consumers from an identity theft risk standpoint. My answer is more identity theft lawsuits. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:59:05 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-theft-blog.html#The-50-Best-Safety-and-Security-Blogs This identity theft website has once again been named one of the top professional blogs on the Internet. You can also find other great blogs on the list. This site is the #7 on the list. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:18:30 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identitymate.html IdentityMate is an identity risk management firm providing solutions to both consumers and companies. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:58:03 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/privacy-or-security.html Some people still lack the knowledge about the privacy or security roles. This article might shed some light on their differences and similarities. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:16:43 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/tax-filer-identity-theft.html File your taxes very carefully and consider these tax filer identity theft related risks. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:24:08 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-fraud-affidavit.html An identity fraud affidavit is a document that helps identity theft victims document the facts related to their identity fraud before contacting the police or the affected companies. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:44:04 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/dispute-identity-fraud.html You must effectively dispute identity fraud charges and accounts if you want to make sure you are not held responsible for the fraud and protect your credit report and its information. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:00:05 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/tax-documents.html We need a complete list of tax documents for filing our taxes correctly. To ensure the completeness of our documents, we need to be very paper organized. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:26:36 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-theft-blog.html#Kaiser-loses-personal-information Kaiser Permanente has notified 29,500 of its Northern California employees that a security breach has led to the release of their personal information, including social security numbers. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:39:58 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-theft-news.html Monster reported on January 23, 2009 that their database was illegally accessed and certain contact and account data were taken, including Monster user IDs and passwords, email addresses, names, phone numbers, and some basic demographic data. Monster stated the information accessed does not include resumes. Monster stated they do not generally collect and the accessed information does not include - sensitive data such as social security numbers or personal financial data. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:24:15 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-hostage.html With a downward economy, taking an identity hostage to commit a quick cash fraud is on the rise today and will most likely increase with the widely used biometric access management systems. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:44:46 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/poor-identity-management.html The purpose of this article is to discuss poor identity management practices on the part of business management and consumers which lead to identity theft, fraud, and privacy violations. Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:31:18 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/2008-security-incidents.html It was recently reported that the 2008 security incidents were on the rise compared to 2007 and there are very good reasons why. Let's explore the causes for these incidents. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:41:01 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/fraud-alert-benefits.html With the continued abuse of consumer laws, fraud alert benefits start to diminish and lose their desired purpose and effectiveness. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:02:47 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/policies-and-procedures.html Policies and procedures are major tools to reduce an organization's risks and as such must be carefully developed for high risk areas of any organization. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:39:34 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-safeguard.html Companies which must collect and manage customer private information as part of their business operations must incorporate and monitor the identity safeguard controls. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:30:16 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/preventing-identity-theft.html Our efforts for preventing identity theft can be the most cost effective strategy for reducing the risks of identity theft. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:34:47 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/career-beacon.html 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. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:08:01 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/computer-privacy.html We must seriously think about our computer privacy as we increasingly continue to use our computers in public places. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:07:00 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/tj-maxx.html The computer intrusion case inflicted upon TJ Maxx continues to be one of the largest and most complex identity theft cases in recent history. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:08:39 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/identity-diet.html Identity Diet is a customized identity protection plan that increases identity theft risk awareness and encourages best practices. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:14:51 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/eric-digest.html This ERIC Digest article discusses the privacy laws of student records, the student rights and school obligations. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:01:51 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/invasion-of-privacy-laws.html There are a few invasion of privacy laws that protect individuals from public disclosure of private facts. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:43:57 GMT http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/annual-credit-report.html The annual credit report from all three credit reporting agencies can now be obtained for free. Learn how and where you can get yours to detect identity theft. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:06:27 GMT