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Insights & developments in Identity Protection
Unemployment Benefits Fraud & ID-Theft
The pandemic is proving to bring the expected Unemployment Benefits Fraud & ID-Theft increases predicted by experts. There were indications early on that there would be a problem with an increase in fraud during the pandemic. As with most issues of mass concern...
VPNs During COVID
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, and VPNs During Covid have proved their worth! In the middle of a global pandemic that upended everyone’s lives in a myriad of ways – the world of work changed profoundly. It was a huge shift that was very was hard...
Behavior Can Reduce Hacker Threat
Consumer behavior can help reduce the hacker threat we are all facing. With education and awareness, we can not only protect ourselves but the companies we work with and for. Author (Matt Burgess) of Wired UK Magazine recommends six action items for consumers to help...
2021’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ Tax Scams
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released 2021's 'Dirty Dozen' tax scams list. The list comes with a warning for taxpayers, tax professionals, and financial institutions... Be on the lookout for these 12 schemes and scams! The list is broken down into 4...
Reality…no company can prevent a breach
Reality...no company can prevent a breach! Earlier this month I was a guest speaker at the 2021 Nebraska Credit Union League Annual Meeting & Convention. One of my talking points was about the reality of data breaches and how the final story for most data breach...
COMPLACENCY MAKES HACKERS SUCCESSFUL
The danger of complacency makes hackers successful at phishing and ransomware. The recent Colonial Pipeline cyberattack forced Colonial to shut down the pipeline. The shutdown created widespread fuel shortages in 11 states and Washington, D.C. All pointing to the...