Category: Identity Theft Insurance
5 Ways to Happy Holidays
Family, friends and festivities should be the focus of the holiday season, but don’t let this joyous time be marred by fire, theft, accidents and other disasters. Taking a few simple steps, and having the right insurance coverage can reduce these seasonal hazards. Start with these 5 safety tips…
9 Back to School Identity Protection Steps
As college students head back to campus, fighting fraud may not be at the top of their list of priorities. However, college students are very susceptible to identity theft; by establishing good habits for monitoring and detecting fraud, students can lay a path for healthy financial practices for the rest of their lives.
Taking Care of Your Digital Self, Part 7: Mobile Devices
Computers are a huge part of everyday lives and a personal information stored on them is a goldmine to identity thieves. Threats like ransomware (which literally holds a computer hostage until it’s paid) or WiFi hacking can cause serious damage to someone’s identity. Your technology is a gateway to your identity, and keeping them secure is more important than ever.
Taking Care of Your Digital Self, Part 6: Cyber Security
Computers are a huge part of everyday lives and a personal information stored on them is a goldmine to identity thieves. Threats like ransomware (which literally holds a computer hostage until it’s paid) or WiFi hacking can cause serious damage to someone’s identity. Your technology is a gateway to your identity, and keeping them secure is more important than ever.
Taking Care of Your Digital Self, Part 5: Social Media
Social media is rife with identity threats, such as scams, oversharing and reputation damage. In order to practice good identity hygiene, constantly be aware of what is being shared and what kind of information those posts and pictures give away to strangers.
Taking Care of Your Digital Self, Part 4: Records & Documents
Believe it or not, dumpster diving is still a method identity thieves use to get personal information. Your Health insurance statement of benefits may alert someone that your identity was used to obtain medical services or prescriptions, known as medical identity theft.
Taking Care of Your Digital Self, Part 3: Account Statements
More than 40 percent of Americans have experienced fraudulent credit card charges. With the increase of online shopping and banking, fraudulent card use shifted in 2016 from stolen or counterfeit cards being used in-person to the account numbers being used remotely. This means it is more important than ever to regularly check statements. While your card may be in your wallet, that doesn’t mean it isn’t being used by a criminal somewhere.
Taking Care of Your Digital Self, Part 2: Credit Reports
Checking your credit report regularly helps to ensure that someone else isn’t using your name to open credit cards, apply for loans, or start new utility services and leaving you to foot the bill. Fraud that impacts your credit report can decimate your credit and good standing, making future financial decisions even more complicated and costly.
Taking Care of Your Digital Self: Intro
We need to manage our identities just as we would other aspects of our physical, financial and emotional health. Identity hygiene refers to ongoing proactive maintenance that individuals, families and organizations take to ensure that their sensitive information remains as safe as possible.
Taking Care of Your Digital Self, Part 1: Passwords
Passwords remain the most common form of protecting accounts of all kinds and are incredibly important in maintaining good identity hygiene.
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