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VPNs COVID and Working from home
October 11, 2021 Brian Thompson
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…

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General
Parenting Kids is Hard Enough
September 24, 2021 Brian Thompson
Parenting Kids is Hard Enough

Parenting kids is hard enough, parenting kids with social media is another thing... Without clear guidance from us as parents, and education on the consequences of oversharing, our kids can…

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Identity Theft
September 1, 2021 Brian Thompson
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.…

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Breach, Identity Theft
Realities of Identity Theft... Emotional Loss, Psychological Pain, Helplessness, Anger, Isolation, and Betrayal.
July 20, 2021 Brian Thompson
Realities of Identity Theft

The Realities of Identity theft include Emotional Loss, Psychological Pain, Helplessness, Anger, Isolation, and Betrayal. The Aite Group (a financial services research firm) released a March 2021 report highlighting how Identity…

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Identity Theft
2021's 'Dirty Dozen' Tax Scams
July 1, 2021 Brian Thompson
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…

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General, Identity Theft
Reality...
June 23, 2021 Brian Thompson
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…

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Breach, Identity Theft
COMPLACENCY MAKES HACKERS SUCCESSFUL
May 20, 2021 Brian Thompson
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…

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Breach, Identity Theft
What is a Credit Score?
May 17, 2021 Brian Thompson
What is a Credit Score?

Most of you have heard of it, but what is a credit score? The most widely used scoring model in the United States and Canada is the FICO credit score.…

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General, Identity Theft, Uncategorized
Businesses Struggle with Rising Cases of Identity Theft
May 6, 2021 Brian Thompson
Businesses Struggle with Rising Cases of Identity Theft

Each year your businesses struggle with rising cases of identity theft and it's affecting everything.  ID Theft can be detrimental to your employees, productivity, your reputation, revenue, and profit.     You…

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Breach, Identity Theft
Synthetic ID Theft & Fraud to get WORSE
April 29, 2021 Brian Thompson
Synthetic ID Theft & Fraud to get WORSE

In August 2014, I wrote an article for the Arizona Republic titled Synthetic Identity Fraud Emerges As Growing Threat.   In the article, I pointed to the fact that synthetic ID Theft…

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Identity Theft, Uncategorized

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