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ALSO CALLED:
Security Breach,
Data Theft,
Data Breaches,
Data Breach,
Data Security Breaches
DEFINITION: Identity theft is a crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of personal information, such as Social Security or driver's license numbers, in order to impersonate someone else. The information can be used to obtain credit, merchandise, and services in the name of the victim, or to provide the thief with false credentials. In addition to running up debt, an imposter might provide false identification
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Identity Theft Reports
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Data Breaches in the US
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
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Learn the specifics of how, what and when data breaches occur in the United States by viewing this sales tool. Discover how much data was compromised by lost backup tapes, computer theft and lockbox theft from various organizations like health insurance companies, banks and federal departments.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009
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Online Security: A Human Perspective
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
This paper summarizes the salient findings from a research into online consumer behavior and outlines the proper mechanisms for introducing security measures to streamline security and improve end-user experience by taking into account consumers’ attitudes and understanding of online security.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009
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Massachusetts Data Protection Law: 201 CMR 17.00: Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth
sponsored by Lumension
WHITE PAPER:
To help mitigate the negative impacts of ID theft problems, Massachusetts passed a new law that requires any organization that "owns, licenses, stores, or maintains personal information about a resident of the Commonwealth" to follow a comprehensive set of information security requirements. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: 13 Aug 2009 | Published: 13 Aug 2009
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Top 10 Security Trends
sponsored by Blue Coat
WHITE PAPER:
Read this solution brief to discover the top ten security trends for 2009 and how they may affect your enterprise.
Posted: 14 May 2009 | Published: 14 May 2009
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IDENTITY THEFT DEFINITION (continued): … to police, creating a criminal record or leaving outstanding arrest warrants for the person whose identity has been stolen. Identity theft is categorized in two ways: true name and account takeover. True name identity theft means that the thief uses personal information to open new accounts. The thief might open a new credit card account, establish cellular phone service, or open a new checking account in order to obtain blank checks. Account takeover identity theft means the imposter uses personal information to gain access to the person's existing accounts. Typically, the thief will change the … Identity Theft definition sponsored by SearchSecurity.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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