It’s easy to become numb to stories about hackers and data breaches. But I got the wakeup call everybody dreads.

Identity-based attacks have become one of the most significant threats facing organizations today. According to IBM’s X-Force threat intelligence team, cybercriminals increasingly rely on stolen ...

DESPITE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND MANY COMPANIES INCREASING THEIR BUDGETS, CYBERSECURITY BREACHES ARE STILL ON THE RISE.IN FACT, ...

When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, stopping criminals from committing fraud. This option is also handy if you don't ...

Did you know that identity theft affects over 9 million Americans every year? It’s no longer just about stolen credit cards or hacked bank accounts. Cybercriminals have evolved, and your social media ...

Did you know that identity theft happens every 22 seconds? This means that, by the time you finish reading this sentence, someone has likely had their identity stolen. At best, identity theft will ...

VPNs operate through two primary mechanisms — IP address masking and data encryption. When you connect to a VPN, it hides your real IP address by assigning you a new one from its server network, ...

The average person has more than 90 online accounts, including social media, online retailers, service providers and cloud storage, according to a recent survey. Between all those accounts, email and ...

Children are a target of identity theft for many reasons. At the top of the list is they don't typically have credit reports. Holly Johnson is a credit card expert and writer who covers rewards and ...

Your digital identity is the fingerprint you leave across the internet, a living map of who you are. Your digital identity is more than just your name or email; it stretches from your social media ...