Of course, it is just Hollywood do its thing. But the film can not but arouse some questions for me is identity theft, and a life of crime livelihood-destroying better treated as a disposable vehicle for a few laughs? Is it just for the millions of victims of increasingly impact every year? Or just another example of exploitation Hollywood. Upon reflection, I came to the conclusion that everything that contributes to increasing the visibility of this crime underreported and misunderstood is probably a good thing. And perhaps even victims could use a few good laughs.
And now for the more serious side ... Identity theft is defined as the acquisition and use of private identification information of a person (PII) such as fraudulent numbers social security and credit cards. Statistics US Department of Justice show that this is a big problem. 7% of all households - 8.6 million - had at least one member of the last year of identity theft victim family
This is a crime both direct and indirect costs. In addition to the billions paid directly into the pockets of individuals and companies, there are also lost time. The Federal Trade Commission reports takes consumers an average of 6 months and 0 hours of effortto recover from identity theft. The need protection against identity theft is undeniable
The data can be stolen from everywhere -. Your car, your trash, your purse, your desk and so, increasingly by hackers online, the real villains perpetrating life identity theft online ..
a moving target is an easier target
The trailer identity Thief does not show how Sandy Bigelow Patterson had his identity stolen - but it shows a journey into epic car as he tries to recover
in real life, people are more vulnerable on the road than at home .. in addition to their exposure to the standard range of malware, they would face the home, they are more vulnerable to snoops and hackers as they connect to unsecured networks.
First, PCs are still susceptible to malware like ZeuS Trojan. Transmitted through e-mail links and infected websites, Zeus focuses on the theft of bank account details and caused a reported $ 1 billion in damages for consumers and businesses over the past five years. The best defense is a good antivirus program with a good dose of caution user. This is an important element of shield the identity theft . Another lack film is that children are 20 times more likely to be victims of identity theft because they have a credit history or limited use.
But AV will do little to protect your identity when browsing the Internet. Especially when you're on the road, using the shared Wi-Fi or insecure. It is an open invitation to hackers. Most Internet browsing is via unencrypted pages at http: // prefix - not a good idea when sending sensitive information. encrypted Web pages are marked with the prefix https (S for secure) and a small padlock symbolin the corner. These protocols are often mixed with surfers log on to a secure page is then moved to an unencrypted page for the rest of their visit.
Good important connections
The infamous Firesheep program, which allows its users to capture "cookies" other Wi-Fi users - or the history of monitoring data of Internet - and use these cookies to enter the e-mail and social networking accounts of other users, highlights the risk to consumers. The developer for Firesheep demonstratethe hazard ofincomplete encryption, not as a hacker toolkit. But easily downloaded and similar programs are available to everyone and can be used to steal your identity.
The other essential tool to protect you against the dangers of unprotected browsing and protect your identity is a VPN client. Installing and using a VPN effectively turns every page in an HTTPS page. The VPN Hotspot Shield encrypts each packet of information flowing from your computer to our proxy servers worldwide. This secure tunnel excludes potential eavesdroppers of your life online and makes your identity secure.
Maybe if the victim Identity Thief had taken some precautions that would have ended up as a more miserable, statistics cybercrime.
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