Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● August 15, 2011
With a new school year about to start and identity theft against children on the rise, we have brought out from our archives a few choice articles concerning minors and keeping their personal data safe. It may seem that assuring your child’s personally identifying information (PII) is easy to keep secure. Perhaps you have their [...]
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Technorati,
The Washington Post,
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Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● March 30, 2011
Panda Security just released the results of its Kindergarten-12 Education IT Security Study, which looked at the current security landscape and challenges K-12 schools in the U.S. are facing. Not surprising that more than 60% of the schools experienced some kind of significant security incident at least twice a year. What’s the reason for all [...]
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Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● November 1, 2010
I love my kid. She loves to play, loves to laugh, genuinely cares about the well-being of others, and is polite to a fault. This is why I get a little upset when I see other kids overlook all these incredible qualities about her, and look at her as a target. They insult her. They [...]
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Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● August 18, 2010
Identity theft continues to be one of the fastest growing crimes in the country and according to the Federal Trade Commission, 5 percent of all identity theft complaints in 2008 were victims under the age of one. Younger aged children are often targeted by identity thieves because the crime can go undetected for longer periods [...]
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