Posts Tagged ‘credit fraud’
IN THE HEADLINES: Credit card providers get mixed marks for security
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 13, 2011
Research firm Javelin recently released its 7th Annual Card Issuer’s Identity Safety Scorecard, an annual report that takes a detailed look at all the precautions and steps the nation’s top credit card issuers take to protect their customers from identity theft and fraud. And the results were definitely mixed. Javelin’s methodology uses a points system [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Hotels Still a High Identity Theft Risk
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● April 18, 2011
With spring break behind us and summer vacation not far away, many families across America are beginning to think about where they’re going on vacation, how long they’re going to stay, and of course, how they’re going pay for it. But if some of these holiday makers are not careful, or just plain unlucky, their [...]
The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #016 — Reflections (and Cautions) Concerning the 2011 Javelin Identity Fraud Survey
Posted by: Michael Stanfield in: ● February 11, 2011
This week, Javelin Strategy & Research released their 2011 Identity Fraud Survey. Since 2003, Javelin Strategy & Research has conducted this survey in order to provide a detailed, comprehensive analysis of identity fraud so that consumers and businesses better understand methods for prevention, detection and resolution. The survey is comprised of a nationally representative sample [...]
Episode #016: Reflections (and Cautions) Concerning the 2011 Javelin Identity Fraud Survey [ 5:14 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIN THE HEADLINES: What Banks Think about Security
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 11, 2011
The publishers of Bank Info Security recently released a survey of what the financial industry sees as its biggest security threats and challenges, and I thought it might provide a valuable peek into what banks and credit unions are seeing on the crime front, and what they intend to do about it. The 2010 FACES [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Lawyer Turns to Identity Theft to Combat Recession
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 16, 2010
Major global events, like the recession, can bring out the worst in some people. And identity theft has not been immune. I’ve spoken often about identity theft cases triggered by desperation – people who would consider themselves honest but who turned to identity theft to pay bills, avoid foreclosure, or deal with the many other [...]
ITAC: A Victim’s Story
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● July 8, 2010
ID Guardian presents a special video posting today: an in-depth look at the Identity Theft Assistance Center through the experiences of an identity theft victim. Through Intersections’ exclusive partnership with ITAC, the Identity Theft Assistance Center, we have been able to help hundreds of companies manage breaches affecting millions of people and assist thousands more [...]
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