Hack proofing your identity in the information age

Teri Bidwell, Michael Cross, Ryan Russell

392 pages, parution le 04/11/2002

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Résumé

If you're like most people, your day includes writing checks or using a debit card at stores, using credit cards at the gas station, or using an ATM terminal to get cash. If you're among the growing numbers of Internet users, you've probably also bought a thing or two online, and might even do your banking or trade stocks online.

If more than half of the following statements are true, you are at high risk for identity theft:

You receive at least one loan solicitation or preapproved credit offer each week.
You usually toss preapproved credit or loan solicitations in the trash without shredding.
You usually toss old banking or credit documents in the trash without shredding.
Mail is delivered to you in an unlocked mailbox.
You send mail by placing it in an unlocked mailbox.
You carry your Social Security or Social Insurance card in your wallet.
Your Social Security Number is printed on the health insurance card in your wallet.
Your Social Security Number is printed on your driver's license.
Your Social Security or driver's license number is printed on your personal checks.
You make occasional or frequent purchases online using a credit card.
You seldom check whether a site is "secure" before using a credit card to make an online purchase or before disclosing private data, such as your Social Security Number, to a Web site.
You seldom read Web site privacy policies before disclosing private information.
Your online account with your bank, health insurer, or stockbroker uses
your SSN as your account number.
Your bank doesn't require a password before allowing you to make a withdrawal in person.
The password for your online bank account is written down in an unlocked location.
Your ATM PIN is written down in your wallet or on the ATM card.
You sometimes share your name, address, e-mail address, and/or phone number with Web sites.
You don't use privacy software to remove identifying information from your computer.
You seldom take advantage of programs designed to opt-out of information sharing.
You haven't seen your credit report in the past year.
Your Internet-connected computer stores private or financial information and is not protected from the Internet by both a firewall and antivirus software.

Contents

Identity Theft: Are You At Risk?
Protecting Your Hard Drive
Keeping Your E-mail Private
Self Defense on the Web
Connecting to the Internet Safely
Are Your Kids Putting You at Risk?
If You Become a Victim
Configuring Your Browser and Firewall

L'auteur - Ryan Russell

Ryan Russell

is MIS Manager at SecurityFocus.com. He has served as an expert witness on security topics and has done internal security investigation for a major software vendor. Ryan has contributed to three Syngress Media books, on networking topics. He has a degree in computer science from San Francisco State University.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Syngress
Auteur(s)	Teri Bidwell, Michael Cross, Ryan Russell
Parution	04/11/2002
Nb. de pages	392
Format	18,8 x 23,3
Couverture	Broché
Poids	703g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781931836517
ISBN13	978-1-931836-51-7