Preventing Identity Theft in Your Business


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Preventing Identity Theft in Your Business is a reliable guide to help protect companies, their customers, and their employees from the growing problem of identity theft. Real-life examples show managers and executives how to identify business, customer, and employee identity theft, how these crimes are committed, how best to prevent them, and overall, develop an honest company culture. It also covers how to manage this threat in business reorganizations such as mergers, acquisitions, globalization, and outsourcing.




Identity Theft Alert


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Protect yourself from identity theft! Nearly 17 million Americans were victimized by identity theft in 2012 alone: for 13 straight years, it has been America's #1 consumer crime. No one is immune: children, the elderly and even the dead have been victimized. Identity theft can be high-tech, low-tech, or even no tech, via "dumpster diving." You're vulnerable, and you need to act. Fortunately, you can take practical steps to safeguard your identity right now. In Identity Theft Alert, award-winning author and attorney Steve Weisman shows you exactly what to do, and how to do it. Equally important, he also tells you what to stop doing: the common, inadvertent behaviors that could be setting you up as a victim. Weisman starts with a clear-eyed assessment of the problem, helping you understand just how much risk you face. Next, he helps you understand, anticipate, and prevent all these frightening forms of identity theft: Identity theft via Facebook and other social media Identity theft via your iPhone or Android smartphone Theft of your credit or debit cards, and other access to your finances Crime sprees performed in your name Medical identity theft that could lead to you getting the wrong treatment – and could even kill you The fast-growing scourge of income tax identity theft, including stolen refunds Don't be the next victim: read this book, follow its step-by-step advice, and protect yourself!




Stolen Lives


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Will Your Life Get Stolen? Not if you learn to think like a spy! Preventing identity theft is quick and easy if you make privacy an everyday habit. Think like a spy and discover how to:-Save time and money by using common sense solutions-Protect your trash, mail, computer, wallet, home, brain-Be safer by using a step-by-step prevention calendar-Prioritize prevention to protect the most important data first-Evaluate risky situations and scams before they bite-Simplify your idenity and your life-Implement a backup plan to guarantee financial health-Access free prevention and recovery resourcesJohn Sileo experienced Stolen Lives firsthand. In 2003 he was the victim of two separate forms of identity theft with a total dollar impact of $300,000. During a two-year fight to recover his reputation and credit, John became an expert at ID theft prevention and mitigation strategies. He speaks professionally to associations, corporations and consumers on issues of identity theft, data security and privacy. Learning to think like a spy could save you thousands of dollars and hundreds of wasted hours. Don't wait!




Identity Theft For Dummies


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Practical solutions to help you deter, detect, and defend against identity theft In 2008, 9.9 million Americans became victims of identity theft. The cost exceeded $48 billion in 2008; consumers spend some $5 billion out-of-pocket each year to clear up resulting fraud issues. This guide will help keep you from becoming the next victim. Written by a veteran security professional, Identity Theft For Dummies gives you the tools to recognize what information is vulnerable, minimize your risk, stay safe online, and practice damage control if your identity is compromised. If you have a name, a date of birth, and a Social Security number, you're a potential victim; this book helps you recognize your risk and defend against identity thieves Explains what identity theft is, how it happens, and how to recognize if you have become a victim Shows how to protect your personal information, how to be discreet in public places, how to interpret your credit report, and why you should monitor your financial statements Helps you recognize risks you may not have considered, such as what you set at the curb on trash day Provides advice on how to clear your name if you are victimized Identity Theft For Dummies arms you to fight back against this growing threat.




50 Plus One Tips to Preventing Identity Theft


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Identity theft is the fastest growing crime, worldwide. Victims of identity theft report that it takes on average more than 100 hours of letter writing, phone calls and record keeping to get their identity back! 50 plus one tips to Preventing Identity Theft is your first step to protecting your family, your money and your identity. This book is particularly important if you travel internationally or buy on the Internet. The more complicated your financial life, the more charge accounts, investments or bank accounts you have, the more vulnerable you may be and the more important this book is to keeping your finances secure. Learn to anticipate problems by setting up safeguards on your accounts; how to set up a system to monitor your accounts and finances; if the Internet is safer than the mall; who is responsible for losses when theft occurs?; and is theft protection worth the money?




Loss Prevention


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Businesses lose billions a year to shoplifting, employee theft, check and credit card fraud, identity theft, vendor theft, workplace violence, and many other problems facing today's business owners. The authors compiled the top 20 security threats as reported in the popular annual survey of American corporations by Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations Inc. Monson and Kaip describe the problems in detail and then offer proactive solutions for combating workplace crime. Learn how to: guard against robbery, theft and burglary in your business; fight fraud and white-collar crime; protect your information from espionage, hacking, natural and human-caused disasters; increase safety procedures to decrease accidents; stop violence and harassment to keep your employees and customers safe; conduct background checks including criminal, credit, driving, drug, and psychological tests; and avoid litigation.




Online Identity Theft


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This book defines identity theft, studies how it is perpetrated, outlines what is being done to combat it, and recommends specific ways to address it in a global manner.




Privacy Means Profit


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Bulletproof your organization against data breach, identity theft, and corporate espionage In this updated and revised edition of Privacy Means Profit, John Sileo demonstrates how to keep data theft from destroying your bottom line, both personally and professionally. In addition to sharing his gripping tale of losing $300,000 and his business to data breach, John writes about the risks posed by social media, travel theft, workplace identity theft, and how to keep it from happening to you and your business. By interlacing his personal experience with cutting-edge research and unforgettable stories, John not only inspires change inside of your organization, but outlines a simple framework with which to build a Culture of Privacy. This book is a must-read for any individual with a Social Security Number and any business leader who doesn't want the negative publicity, customer flight, legal battles and stock depreciation resulting from data breach. Protect your net worth and bottom line using the 7 Mindsets of a Spy Accumulate Layers of Privacy Eliminate the Source Destroy Data Risk Lock Your Assets Evaluate the Offer Interrogate the Enemy Monitor the Signs In this revised edition, John includes an 8th Mindset, Adaptation, which serves as an additional bridge between personal protection and bulletproofing your organization. Privacy Means Profit offers a one-stop guide to protecting what's most important and most at risk-your essential business and personal data.




Stealing Your Life


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Examines the growing problem of identity theft, explaining how easy it is for anyone to assume someone else's identity, the devastating impact of such a crime, ways identity thieves work, and concrete ways to protect oneself against the crime.




Small Business and Identity Theft


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Small Business and Identity Theft: Just the FACTA's was designed to be a time saver to help you protect yourself and your businesses from identity theft. You will find the book written in an easy to read and easy to understand format allowing you to easily implement the information, tips and tricks that Brian provides to help you protect yourself, your family, your business, your employees and their families from identity theft and the problems that come with it. Brian has done more than 1000 hours of research into the laws and acts of identity theft.