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Insights & developments in Identity Protection
Tax & Unemployment Fraud at Epidemic Levels
The Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced in its annual report that they “uncovered $2.3 billion in tax fraud during the 2020 fiscal year”. (IRS Releases Annual Report Identifying $2.3 Billion in Tax Fraud). These numbers put...
ID Theft Protection Market Outlook
The id theft protection market outlook is anticipated to achieve a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13.06% during the period of 2020-2028. The "Global Identity Theft Protection Services Market Outlook 2028" report from ResearchAndMarkets.com's is out. Identity...
Breached Records Skyrocketed in 2020
According to a recently released report by Risk Based Security (2020 Sees Huge Increase in Records Exposed in Data Breaches), “the volume of publicly disclosed data breaches fell by 48% in 2020 compared with the previous year, leading to 3,932 in total.” That’s the...
Data Privacy Day, January 28th!
Data Privacy Day, January 28th is a day that highlights what we can do in our personal and professional lives to ensure we are aware of the risks and doing our best to keep our data safe. We all feel an increased exposure of our personal data. In fact, 79% of adults...
Is Your Digital Identity Safe?
I was recently asked, "Is Your Digital Identity Safe?" The short answer is "no". Two aspects of the issue One, take a look at today's threat environment for businesses. There is a huge discrepancy between the marketing of information technology security and the...
Cyber Threat Landscape Will Get Worse
The Cyber Threat Landscape Will Get Worse Before (and if) it Gets Better! Based on the three “headline news” articles below, I believe no one organization can prevent a data breach event: FBI, CISA warn of impending ransomware attacks on hospitals Security Experts...