LifeLock recognized in Top 200
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011LifeLock is the top dog in the proactive identity theft industry, and has been since 2005. In order to laud the fastest-growing tech companies in the United States, Lead411 has recognized LifeLock as one of the top 200 companies with the highest percentage of revenue growth from 2008-2010. "We're very proud ...
LifeLock adds value to your life, and your safety
Monday, October 31st, 2011People are watching their pennies these days, and most don’t wish to add another monthly expense to their budgets. But in a world where identity theft is an ever-growing threat, how can you afford not to spend a little of your monthly budget on protecting your personal and financial information? There ...
LifeLock named ‘Best in Class’
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011LifeLock was named "Best in Class" for prevention in the fifth annual identity protection service score card by Javelin Strategy & Research. According to the survey, prevention services offer the greatest return on investment to the consumer, and LifeLock's Command Center and Credit Score Manager deliver. Proactive identity theft protection is ...
Law protecting ID theft victims finally implemented
Monday, September 26th, 2011The state of New Mexico has taken steps to protect the victims of identity theft. Passed by the 2009 Legislature, the recently-implemented law is designed to make things easier for identity theft victims. The state's motor vehicle division has begun implementing a program that features a notification on driver's licenses ...
Prepare yourself to fight identity theft
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011October is Crime Prevention Month, and as it approaches, it's important for consumers to take inventory – figure out what behaviors and habits they may have that could put them at risk for identity theft or scams. The average fraud victim can spend as many as 200 hours working to repair ...
LifeLock shown to be best in prevention
Monday, September 12th, 2011Javelin Strategy and Research released its fifth annual ID Protection Services Scorecard last month, focusing on social media, child and medical identity theft and anti-virus software. The report scores 24 major identity protection vendors, using data from surveys involving 25,000 consumers. According to the report, there were significant variations among the ...
Black or not Black?
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011According to a report on TMZ, there's a major controversy involving not just one Rebecca Black, but two. You are likely familiar with the original Rebecca Black – she's the teen YouTube sensation whose rendition of "Friday" had people cheering and hissing at the same time. The second Rebecca Black ...
Beware of ID theft scams, old and new
Monday, August 22nd, 2011Some new scams, as well as revamped versions of some old ones, are making the rounds, and not just within the borders of the United States. Military personnel in Afghanistan have reportedly been falling victim to a gem scam. Merchants in the country are selling fake gems to soldiers, telling them ...
When traveling and using free Wi-Fi, always err on the side of caution
Monday, July 25th, 2011In today's digital society, most people can't live without their smartphones, laptops and tablets. Even on vacation. Connecting to Wi-Fi hotspots in airports, hotels and cafes is an easy way to keep in touch and do business when you travel, but sending sensitive information over the Internet on an unsecured ...
Parents must take action to protect children’s identities
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011A study conducted by Carnegie Mellon that took a look at the identity records of 40,000 children in April found that 10 percent of those records had been compromised. The records showed that the Social Security numbers of those children had been used by at least one other person. The government ...
Be smart about protecting yourself against identity theft
Friday, April 8th, 2011How much information does a person really need to impersonate you? Your name? Your date of birth? Address? Armed with easily-found information such as this, and maybe a couple of additional tidbits like where you went to high school or your mother’s maiden name, an identity thief can access your ...
