A trip to the mailbox this weekend reminded me of a very important topic. Long story short, we received a letter from the police department. They were investigating a case of credit card fraud and our card number had been used. We had resolved the situation with our bank, months ago, but the shear thought of it all sent my pulse into the double digits and made me wonder if I am protected. Is there anything more I can do? How can I protect myself? What if this happens again?
Identity theft and fraud are very real and, given the current economic climate, are on the rise. There are many precautions you can take to protect yourself from identity theft and all of them focus on protecting your personal data. Protection means securing your information behind something, whether it is a wall, a guard or some sort of digital security, like a password. Due to the nature of our business, we are going to focus on an area we can help you with, passwords.
