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Children and Data Privacy: What Parents Need to Know

November 20, 2018

Today's children are being "datafied" from the moment they're born. Parents are now increasingly anxious over the expanding commercial collection and exploitation of children’s data, with potential consequences that can lead to extremely unsafe situations for both the child and the family.

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Cyber Security Insights

Cybersecurity: Beyond the Four Walls of the Workplace

May 11, 2018

By now, it’s safe to assume that everyone’s personal information has been compromised in some way. The digital nature of our world come with risks and since the cyberthreats facing us all extend beyond the four walls of the workplace, so should our cybersecurity efforts.

Image of hacker using lens on network of people icons representing why identity theft protection is necessary as shown by the Equifax breach

Data Protection Insights

Equifax Breach Shows Need for Identity Theft Protection

September 9, 2017

Equifax breach demonstrates how data breaches are getting bigger and more frequent. Is identity theft protection no longer optional in the digital age?

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Data Protection Insights

Growing Cross Industry Fraud Worsens Identity Theft Problem

November 22, 2018

The pace of cross-industry fraud is accelerating and becoming more costly and this is exacerbating the identity theft problem. New fraud study from LexisNexis reports that 84% of organizations had been the victim of cross-industry fraud.

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Cyber Security Insights

How Your Organization Can Combat Identity Theft and Cybercrime in 2019

February 6, 2019

No one would argue that 2018 was a turbulent year for cybercrime and identity theft, and there’s no doubt that we’ll continue to outpace this volume and velocity. How can organizations empower themselves – and their employees – to protect sensitive personal and company data?

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Cyber Security News

Identity Theft Doubled During the Pandemic as Fraudsters Targeted COVID-19 Relief Payments

February 12, 2021

The FTC reported that identity theft doubled during the pandemic as scammers targeted COVID-19 relief payments to individuals and government-sponsored loans for small businesses.

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Cyber Security Insights

Identity Theft Protection Services Evolve in Digital Convenience Era Vulnerable to ID Fraud

January 11, 2019

The threats posed by identity theft are not lost on organizations and identity theft protection services are expected grow over 11% and generate revenues worth over US$ 8.2 billion in 2019.

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Cyber Security Insights

Identity Theft: Protecting Your Real Life

September 22, 2017

Your identity is something valuable and identity theft in the digital world can have real life consequences. Protection is a shared responsibility.

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Cyber Security News

Number of Compromised Victims “Excessively High” and Lack of Transparency Hampers Identity Theft Protection, Says ITRC 2021 Data Breach Report

February 14, 2022

ITRC 2021 Data Breach Report says compromises increased by 68% from 2020 and 23% from 2017, the highest on record, and lack of transparency hampers identity theft protection.

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Cyber Security Insights

Reducing the Impact of New Account and Credit Card Fraud on Financial Institutions

June 1, 2018

Increased credit card usage has resulted in higher rates of credit card fraud, and financial institutions are bearing the brunt of the financial losses. Recently, fraudsters are committing synthetic identity fraud by cultivating identities and developing credit histories over time leading to the call for new solutions.

Identity Theft

Children and Data Privacy: What Parents Need to Know

Cybersecurity: Beyond the Four Walls of the Workplace

Equifax Breach Shows Need for Identity Theft Protection

Growing Cross Industry Fraud Worsens Identity Theft Problem

How Your Organization Can Combat Identity Theft and Cybercrime in 2019

Identity Theft Doubled During the Pandemic as Fraudsters Targeted COVID-19 Relief Payments

Identity Theft Protection Services Evolve in Digital Convenience Era Vulnerable to ID Fraud

Identity Theft: Protecting Your Real Life

Number of Compromised Victims “Excessively High” and Lack of Transparency Hampers Identity Theft Protection, Says ITRC 2021 Data Breach Report

Reducing the Impact of New Account and Credit Card Fraud on Financial Institutions

Module Installed in Over 100 Android Apps Contained Spyware, Infected Over 421 Million Downloads

Apria Healthcare Data Breach Exposed Sensitive Information of Nearly 2 Million Patients

Wave of Employer ChatGPT Bans Continues as Apple Restricts Internal Use of AI Tools

Sensitive Patient Information Was Sent Through Meta Pixel by NHS Trusts