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9 tips to protect your family against identity theft and credit and bank fraud

Webroot

Check out the nine tips below to discover how you can enable family protection and help prevent identity theft and credit and bank fraud. Use two-factor authentication Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security to your online accounts. Do you want to make identity protection even easier?

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Signed, Secured, Delivered: Authenticating Digital Agreements in the Time of Web3

CyberSecurity Insiders

According to the Insurance Information Institute , there was a 45-percent increase in identity theft in 2020, and the rapid digital transformation that took place during 2020 would not have helped improve this figure. Authentication also reduces the overall likelihood of compromising information.

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GUEST ESSAY: The Top 5 online privacy and data security threats faced by the elderly

The Last Watchdog

And, let’s be honest , the deceptive writing phishing assaults and other cyber threats today employ are skilled enough to fool even the most trained, internet-savvy experts. Ever present threats. Identity-theft. Perhaps elderly folks who haven’t spent a lot of time online are easier to deceive.

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The Digital Trust Factor. Have We Got It All Wrong?

Jane Frankland

Is it the security of personal information, the reliability of online transactions, the authenticity of digital identities? One of the primary concerns is the issue of cybersecurity, particularly online fraud and identity theft. When you think about trust in the digital landscape, what comes to mind?

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What do Cyber Threat Actors do with your information?

Zigrin Security

One common objective is identity theft, where hackers assume your identity to commit fraudulent activities like opening credit accounts or making unauthorized purchases. Enable Two-Factor Authentication Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds an extra layer of security to your accounts. Share it with your friends.

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Leveraging Zero Trust to Protect K-12 Communities from Cyber Threats

Duo's Security Blog

A zero trust architecture starts with having a multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution to ensure the person logging into a school system is a known, authorized user. While the pandemic interrupted a lot of K-12 activities, it didn’t stand in the way of cyber threats impacting schools.

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Data Breach 101: Actions to Take After a Breach

Approachable Cyber Threats

The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reported that over 422.1 Cybersecurity experts advise against using the same password for multiple accounts as this could leave you more vulnerable to further attacks and identity theft. million victims were impacted by a data breach in 2022 alone.