One in 10 children will become victim to child identity theft and the thieves can go unnoticed for years as children’s credit reports may not be checked until they turn 18. Many times families discover the crime when the child applies for his or her first credit card, loan or apartment and are met with [...]
On Thursday, we co-hosted a live Twitter chat with the National Cyber Security Alliance campaign Stop. Think. Connect. and the FTC. This chat focused on the issues, risks and solutions associated with child identity theft. To participate in the conversation, Twitter users tagged each Tweet with hashtag, #ChatSTC.Overall, we had a great turnout and an [...]
In our recent consumer research survey, we found that a whopping 43% of parents do not know that child identity theft is a growing concern, and only 18% of parents are concerned with their child’s identity being stolen online. Meanwhile, according to ITAC’s 2012 Child Identity Fraud Report, one in 40 U.S. households with minor [...]
It's something you see in cartoons and science fiction movies – a character goes into a secured area and either their hand or eye is scanned to grant them access. In real life, that practice is called biometrics, or the use of personal traits such as fingerprints, hand scans, eye scans or vocal patterns to [...]
In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month and Protect Your Identity Week (Oct. 20–27), we’d like to share a few tips to keep you and your business safe, secure and prepared.Be smart and aware. Many people have the mindset that identity theft won’t happen to them, but it’s one of the fastest growing crimes, [...]
Last week, 12-million Apple UDID’s were exposed in a breach that stemmed from the company BlueToad. Luckily, UDID’s don’t have much relevance to your personal identity. Nevertheless, this news did get us thinking about types of information that you should monitor that may not be as obvious as your social security number, credit report or [...]
When it comes to securing passwords, companies can encrypt, hash and salt to their hearts’ content but they will still be at risk. Why? Because people can be careless when it comes to password creation and management. If one consumer uses the same password on multiple sites, and one of those sites is compromised, the [...]
We did it again. Our Global ID Protector has been honored with another award—the International Business Awards has selected Experian’s Global ID Protector technology as the winner of the Silver Stevie Award for Best New B2B Product of the Year. As the only globally scalable comprehensive identity protection solution on the market, our technology has [...]
It’s that time again… to vote for Experian for SXSW 2013!The 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival will bring together professionals from all over the world, including technology and security enthusiasts, and Experian is excited for the chance to take part. We need your help to keep our panels in the running!All you have to do is [...]
You’ve heard of the websites that can locate sex offenders near you. Maybe you’ve even used them to scope out your neighborhood. But are those websites giving you the full picture? What if some sex offenders are flying under the radar?According to a recently released study from Utica College, more than 16 percent of sex [...]
