This experience, and his long experience as a professor of computer
science make him uniquely qualified to write this book. Do you know
how to protect your vital identity information when you use
computers for your banking, credit card transactions, and everyday
purchases? What about when you are using email, web surfing,
texting, or social networking? You'll learn about these in Twelve
and a Half Steps to Avoid Identity Theft. What do all these
companies, organizations, and people have in common? Heartland RBS
Worldpay Citizens Financial Group Inc Hannaford Brothers Co TJX
Companies Inc Marshalls TJ Maxx CardSystems Solutions The U.S.
Internal Revenue Service Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal
Reserve Wyndam Worldwide Corporation (Wyndam hotels) Zappos Sony's
online accounts for Play Station users Verisign LinkedIn The sad
answer is that all of them have suffered well-publicized recent
successful attacks from identity thieves. Many of these attacks
involved thieves obtaining access to confidential financial
information from thousands, and in some cases, millions, of
customers. How can you protect yourselves from this crime? In this
book we describe 12 1/2 suggestions that can strongly reduce, or
even eliminate, the likelihood of you being an identity theft
victim. Why 12 1/2 steps? Because twelve of the steps are ones that
you can begin to take right away, and the other will require you to
do some additional work reading up on this vital topic. Here are
the twelve and a half simple steps to help avoid identity theft:
1.Strip to a bare minimum 2.Don't Pameiob 3.Be strong 4.Watch for
zombies 5.Watch for vampires 6.Free is too costly 7.Don't give too
much credit 8.Surf safely 9.Gullible's travels 10.Don't give it up
if you don't have to 11.Just the FAX, please 12.Be shrewd and shred
12 1/2. Get more information This short, easy-to-understand book,
intended for the general, non-specialist reader, will tell you what
to do and what to avoid when going to a bank, pharmacy, or doctor;
shopping in person; traveling; or using any kind of electronic
commerce. You'll learn about the most common security weaknesses of
modern banking and e-commerce software and when to avoid using
certain software systems, the tell-tale signs of potentially
insecure transmission of your data, and how to avoid the dangerous
practice of "Pameiob." You'll learn how you have to protect
yourself from the kinds of identity theft that can occur even if
YOU never do any online shopping. This book is a brief,
easy-to-understand guide that is dedicated to keeping your assets
and identity safe while navigating this dangerous world. The book
is based on the author's experiences as a long-term identity theft
consultant and lecturer and computer scientist. Want more detailed
information on identity theft? Then "Identity Theft in the Cyber
Age" is the book for yo
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