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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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Retailers with Identity Protection Boost Consumer Trust of Holiday Shoppers

November 8, 2017

Consumer trust has taken a hit over the past year. Retailers now need to offer identity protection services to regain confidence of holiday shoppers.

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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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Why Identity Protection Is Needed Before You Are a Victim

December 3, 2017

Identity theft is a frighteningly real concern during the holiday season as consumers shop more and cyber criminals get busy. Companies that proactively offer identity protection to cushion the full impact of a data breach on customers that are victimized will reap benefits of trust and loyalty from their customers.

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What Is Corporate Identity Theft? The Effects on Businesses Explained.

October 9, 2019

Corporate identity theft is on the rise and its effects could potentially crash a successful business. What makes it easier to motivate the perpetrators compared to personal identity theft and what techniques do they use?

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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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The Impact of Cybersecurity Incidents on Financial Institutions

March 26, 2018

The only guarantee today is that nefarious parties will continue to find new ways to infiltrate networks at financial institutions. Therefore, we must implement best practices to protect against cybersecurity incidents, as well as to resolve all possible issues that can arise should a cyberattack occur.

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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.

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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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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.

Identity Theft

How Your Organization Can Combat Identity Theft and Cybercrime in 2019

Retailers with Identity Protection Boost Consumer Trust of Holiday Shoppers

Equifax Breach Shows Need for Identity Theft Protection

Why Identity Protection Is Needed Before You Are a Victim

What Is Corporate Identity Theft? The Effects on Businesses Explained.

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

The Impact of Cybersecurity Incidents on Financial Institutions

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

Growing Cross Industry Fraud Worsens Identity Theft Problem

Identity Theft: Protecting Your Real Life

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Microsoft Launches ‘Asia-Pacific Public Sector Cyber Security Executive Council’ to Unify Policy Makers