Identity Theft (Cybersafety)

ISBN 10: 1604137002 ISBN 13: 9781604137002

Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers, 2011

Explains the different types of identity theft crimes and how they are committed, providing valuable advice on how to protect personal information and stay safe online. Safeguards like Internet safety software and other technologies, such as biometrics, that can help protect an individual's identity are also discussed.

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Protect yourself against the fastest growing crime in America
Practical solutions for businesses, organizations, and individuals
Planning, designing, testing, and deploying effective anti-ID theft systems
Identifying, investigating, and recovering from identity theft
Biometrics and other emerging technological solutions

Protect yourself against the fastest growing crime in America: identity theft!

This year, nearly one million people will become victims of the fastest growing crime in America: identity theft. Now, there's a complete guide to preventing it, detecting it, and recovering from it. Written for technology professionals, security specialists, law enforcement professionals, and technology-aware laypeople, Identity Theft covers every facet of the problem—and every countermeasure. It's an indispensable resource—whether you want to protect yourself, your customers, or your citizens.

Practical solutions for individuals, corporations, non-profit institutions, and Internet Service Providers
Multifaceted responses that involve businesses, consumers, and public policy
How to analyze risks to your system on an end-to-end basis
How to plan, design, test, and deploy effective anti-ID theft policies, systems, and technologies
Emerging anti-ID theft planning and development technologies and solutions
Extensive case studies and hands-on examples, as well as the latest field and trial experiments
Identifying, investigating, and recovering from identity theft

From simple personal steps you can take right now, to state-of-the-art biometrics and encryption solutions, John R. Vacca covers everything you need to know to fight identity theft—and win.

About the Author:

John Vacca is an information technology consultant and internationally known author. Since 1982, Mr. Vacca has published more than 440 articles and 36 books, including the leading technical reference in this field, "Wireless Broadband Networks Handbook." He is also the author of McGraw-Hill s "iMode Crash Course and Net Privacy: A Guide to Developing & Implementing an Ironclad ebusiness Privacy Plan." A configuration management specialist, he was a computer security official (CSO) on NASA s Freedom Space Station program.

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