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Identity Theft

-- 18 Vendor Reports | 5 Products

ALSO CALLED: Security Breach, Data Theft, Data Breaches, Data Breach, and 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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Recent Vendor Reports on Identity Theft
A Simple Approach for Automated, Continuous PCI Compliance
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 09 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: Meeting PCI DSS specifications can be a daunting challenge for security professionals. This white paper examines the core PCI DSS requirements and discusses how your organisation can achieve automated, continuous compliance.

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Expert Tips to Overcoming Authentication Challenges
sponsored by VeriSign, Inc
PODCAST:   Posted: 06 May 2008 | Premiered: 06 May 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: This podcast examines the characteristics of multi-factor authentication and how to keep online transactions secure by using this technology.

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The Rise of Storage-as-a-Service
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 17 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: The Storage-as-a-Service approach spearheaded by Iron Mountain Digital, supports online data protection and recovery, digital records management, and information destruction.

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Know Your Roles: Log Monitoring at the Application Level
sponsored by ArcSight, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This document provides a brief introduction to High Availability (HA) solutions for enterprise databases using Oracle Database 11g.

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Headache Vs. Hassle-free: How Technology Can Ease the Burden of Regulatory Compliance
sponsored by Equifax
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 20 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: This white paper will review some of the key pain points associated with selected regulations, and explore how technology can help to lessen this burden.

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Two-Factor Authentication: The Right way to Prove Identity and Establish Trust
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 20 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: This paper examines the need for stronger security for today's online business transactions. It explains the advantages of two-factor authentication identity, and provides information to help you build a case for a security solution implementation.

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Solving Online Credit Fraud Using Device Identification and Reputation
sponsored by iovation, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 13 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2007
SUMMARY: This white paper describes how iovation ReputationManager™ can help financial institutions address the need for effective fraud management when processing online credit applications and financial transactions.

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Controlling High Fraud Risk of International Transactions iovation Reputation Services
sponsored by iovation, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 13 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 May 2007
SUMMARY: This white paper describes how a location-agnostic solution can be a critical factor in fighting both domestic and internationally originated fraud.

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Fraud Analyst
sponsored by Digital Resolve
SOFTWARE LISTING:   Posted: 14 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: Fraud Analyst uses patent-pending user access profiles and calculated risk factors to authenticate online users at the point of account login. This transparent approach to authentication is helping to reduce online fraud by as much as 90% by...

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Bridging the Fraud Gap: Combining Authentication and Transaction Monitoring for Strong 360° Protection against Online Fraud
sponsored by Digital Resolve
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 14 Feb 2008 | Published: 07 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: As long as companies and people continue to exchange sensitive information, content, data and transactions over the Internet, the chance of identity theft and other forms of online fraud will proceed to flourish.

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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 … 
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