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A Look at President Bush's Track Record With Identity Theft During his tenure as President, Bush has been criticized on many issues ranging from his handling of the economy to the War in Iraq While the focal point of many policies has been the "war against terrorism," many Americans are waging a war of a different sort Are You Really the Patient? Medical Identity Theft Facts You Didn't Know The public has become more armed against the threats of identity theft While identity thieves can steal individuals’ money, ruin their good credit and cause years of aggravation and stress, an alternative form of identity theft, medical identity theft, can actually threaten lives Avoid Getting Caught by Phishing Scams Have you ever received an e-mail that was just too good to be true Were you ever personally selected by an African prince who was willing to share a portion of his millions with you for a small favor, and of course your bank account information so he could send it to you Award Winning Antivirus Protection And It's Free To Home Users Avira AntiVir is personal computer antivirus protection software program available for download that that not only offers you award winning service, but a price everyone can afford; it is free The company of Avira is a global leader that supplies computer security solutions for both private and professional use Can Your Identity Be "Trusted?" Are you aware of the new “credit freeze” laws that, as of November 2007, have been enacted in all 50 states These laws allow consumers to place a “freeze” on their credit information Credit Monitoring By Equifax 3-1 Monitoring System Equifax Inc is one of the top three consumer credit reporting agencies, including Experian and TransUnion Do You Need Identity Theft Insurance? And What Is It Anyway? With the serious nature of identity theft, many people are turning to identity theft insurance as a method of protecting themselves from the ramifications resulting from this crime But what exactly is identity theft insurance Does Your Computer Need A Doctor Called? Or A Second Opinion? Quite often for some unexplained reason our computers slow down, they crash and burn, we receive strange error messages with no idea how to fix them, or worse yet, the dreaded blank blue screen appears for no apparent reason Usually the reason for these types of errors is because of “bugs” in our personal computer system Don’t Travel Have Your Meeting From Home Or Office: Use Go To Meeting.com Have you ever wished you could train your employees, conduct seminars, present information and service your clients all from the comfort of your office and without the expense of travel Do you find yourself annoyed with the merry go round of emails typical of a “conversation” or other collaborative efforts Employers Beware of Identity Theft Employees The crime of identity theft by employees is reaching record numbers, maybe because of a heightened awareness of the crime, or progress made by many states in detecting this crime as well as enforcing stricter penalties Consumers are not the only ones who can benefit from the awareness of how easy and common the practice of identity theft is Find The “root” Of Your PC Problems With Webroot Spyware Sweeper Spyware is just like weeds in your garden or flower bed They just appear when you least expect it Free Antivirus Protection Used By Over 50 Million People One of the foremost providers of free antivirus protection for home computers is Avast, which offers its 4 Gaming, Social Sites and Other On-Line ID Theft Threats Law enforcement officials have entered on line chat groups and showed up at ball parks to show young kids how something as simple as a photo with a team uniform can lead child stalkers right to their ball field The public has a heightened sense of protecting children on-line but adults are often just as easy prey when it comes to fraud and identity theft How Serious Is Identity Theft Really? Yearly Reports of Identity Theft to the Federal Trade Commission: In 2007 identity theft accounted for 36 percent of the 674,354 fraud and identity theft complaints (reported to the Federal Trade Commission In 2005 -255,565 cases of identity theft were reported to the FTC In 2004 -246,847 cases of identity theft were reported to the FTC In 2003 215,177 cases reported of identity theft were reported to the FTC In 2001 CBS News reported that someone became the victim of identity theft every 79 seconds (CBSnews How To Dispute Your Credit Report Information Errors on your credit report may take a variety of forms from simple spelling errors or no new address reported to fraudulent uses of your credit to obtain financing for purchases There are two different ways to correct or “dispute” this information; online or in writing Identity Theft Occurs All Around The World Victims of identity theft are not limited to Americans It is a crime that affects national economies all over the world and in some cases is a more serious concern than national security or even the war on terror Information Card Foundation and How it Can Protect You on Line Identity theft is a criminal activity that continues to inconvenience online users and, taken to its extremes, it can cause financial disaster to its innocent victims Several different means exist to help individuals avoid identity theft but no matter how careful a person might be to protect their identity, these internet security problems continue unabated and identity thieves continue to look for ways to outsmart the typical consumer Is Intelius Your Source Of Information? Intelius is a data gathering information service available for individuals and businesses Individuals may search for information on themselves or anyone else based on personal information such as name, address and telephone number or even the email address Is Myspace And My Facebook Really Mine? One of the fastest growing crimes in the United States today is identity theft It is estimated that this year approximately 6 million identity theft crimes will occur in varying degrees Moths To Bugs, Bugs To Viruses What Next? Computer Viruses And Anti Virus Protection A Historic Timeline of Computer Viruses 1945 A moth trapped between relays in a Naval computer was discovered to be the cause of the computer’s problems The naval commander then coined the terms “bug”, to refer to problems with electrical devices and “debugging” to describe efforts to fix computer problems
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