Identity Theft Expert Speaker

When we look at statistics,most of the people who are victims of ID theft are 50 years old or older. Unfortunately, cyber criminals have no issue taking advantage of older adults and seniors, including your parents.These crooks violate their trust and take advantage of their ignorance of the onli...

One of the common ways that hackers can trick their victims is through a phishing attack. They can do this by writing and sending an email that looks like it comes from a real source. This email might ask you for things like your username or password for a certain account, or it might have an att...

When people started using biometric identifiers, many believed that it was all of the security that we needed. However, that was around 15 years ago, and we are still having security and privacy issues. As biometrics become even more common, the chances of hacks are becoming even more common!Year...

Do you ever Uber? If you do, you probably feel relatively safe when getting into a stranger’s car. However, you might not be as safe as it seems.Most people believe that Uber does thorough background checks on its drivers, but that’s not totally the case. Recently, there have been a number of cas...

Back in the 1930s when Social Security numbers were first introduced, they were not meant to be used as we use them today. However, if you are like most people, you use your SS number constantly; it might be at the bank, the doctor’s office, or somewhere else. You need to use a SS number to get a...

There are many ways that you can protect yourself on the internet, and one of the things you can do is begin using two-factor authentication.You have likely seen two-factor authentication even if you don’t totally know what it is. For example, if you do your banking online, your bank might send a...

You might know what identity theft is. It’s when someone takes someone else’s personal and private information so that they can get something out of it…namely, money. What you might not know is what synthetic identity theft is. The goal is the same, but it’s a little different.In the case of synt...

If you have a child who has a smartphone or a spouse who is acting suspicious, they might be hiding things on their mobile devices. How are they doing this? By using vault apps. Basically, these apps offer a place where people can hide things like videos, photos, and other files, and you would pr...

Tax time comes around every year, and though you technically have until April 15th each year, if you can, file earlier. There is a good reason for this; you can avoid putting yourself in a position to get your identity stolen.How Filing Your Taxes Can Compromise Your IdentityYou might be wonderin...

Scam? Homeowners surveilling buyers? It’s not so much a scam, unless you consider it to be. Read on.Pretend, for a moment, that you are looking for a new house with your wife and children. While at the showing, your Realtor gets an urgent call from the listing agent. He informs her that the selle...