Identity Theft Facts - Are You A Victim?

Identity Theft Facts - Did you Know?

• The FTC estimates nearly 9 million victims of fraud each year
• Identity Theft is the fastest white collar crime in America.
• The average time to resolve for individuals on their own is 55-130 hours and between $1,200-$5,000 to resolve.
• The FTC Annual Sentinel Study says that only 16.5% of identity theft is detectable on a credit report.

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According to Kroll's 2012 Security Forecast, the Top 10 Security Threats:

• Mobile technology security threats will be at an all-time high.
• Social media will increase in popularity as a conduit for social engineering attacks.
• Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) will enter the crosshairs of cyber attacks.
• As cloud services gain in popularity, related breach incidents will flourish.
• Business & government cooperation  will be mission-critical for economic and infrastructure health.
• Privacy concerns will keep geolocation technology in a white-hot spotlight.
• Management and analysis of logs will gain more respect for its role in incident preparedness and response.
• Incident response teams will get a permanent seat at the table when it comes to standard business operations.
• Companies will overlook key vulnerabilities, as regulatory compliance continues to drive organizational security.
• Breach notification laws will gain traction outside of the United States.

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Rising Online Identity Theft; Are You a Victim?

 Rising Online Identity Theft

The quick facts listed below concerning online security and identity theft, show that not all internet sites are as safe as we would like them to be. If they are not protected by industry standard security protocols, you me become a victim, and a statistic.

As use of the internet has grown, the web has also become more popular with scammers, identity thieves, and other cybercriminals. Threats to internet users have become widespread, and it is estimated that more than 3.5 million people fall victim to “phishing”— a type of online identity theft—each year in the United States alone. 1

Given the number of people who experience phishing and other web-based scams or hear about them from friends, family, or on the news—many internet users don’t feel comfortable sharing their real names or other personal details online. In fact, recent research indicates that more than 62 percent of internet users in the United States are concerned about their online security. 2

NOTES:
1. ZDNet.com, “Gartner puts phishing tab at 3.2 billion”: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/gartner-puts-phishing-tab-at-32-billion/755
2. Survey conducted by Harris Interactive, March 2009 on behalf of Microsoft and NCSA