Hack Proofing Your Identity

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 512 pages
• Published by: Syngress
• Edition: 1st Edition June 15, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1931836515
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1931836517
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.5 pounds

Product Description
Identity-theft is the fastest growing crime in America, affecting approximately 900,000 new victims each year. Protect your assets and personal information online with this comprehensive guide.

Hack Proofing Your Identity will provide readers with hands-on instruction for how to secure their personal information on multiple devices. It will include simple measures as well as advanced techniques gleaned from experts in the field who have years of experience with identity theft and fraud. This book will also provide readers with instruction for identifying cyber-crime and the different ways they can report it if it occurs.

Hot Topic. Hack Proofing Your Identity will provide readers with both simple and advanced steps they can take to protect themselves from cyber-crime.
Expert Advice. This book will present security measures gathered from experts in both the federal government and the private sector to help secure your personal information and assets online.
Unique Coverage. Hack Proofing Your Identity will be the only book to include security measure for multiple devices like laptops, PDAs and mobile phones to allow users to protect themselves while taking advantage of the newest ways to access the Internet.

Download Description
If youre 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 youre among the growing numbers of Internet users, youve probably also bought a thing or two online, and might even do your banking or trade stocks online. --This text refers to the Digital edition.

Reader Reviews
The developed world is in a transition. We are becoming an information economy. A result of this is that our identity is more important than ever and our identities are at risk of being stolen and misused! Hack Proofing Your Identity covers the fundamentals you need to know about identity theft. The book is primarily positioned as an awareness tool and is a serious wake up call. The author, Teri Bidwell clearly makes the point that simple everyday tasks such as writing checks, using credit cards, logging onto the Internet to perform on-line banking or stock trading reveal our private information to the outside world. This book is directed towards real people, the average computer user, and avoids the gargon you might see in a text written for IT workers. Parents will also find this book intriguing as it teaches cyber security for children. The Author not only shares ways of protecting yourself and your private information, but also provide an in-depth introduction and summary of each chapter, as well as fast track solutions and frequently asked questions. The book begins with identity theft and outlines what electronic information is truly private and how your personal information can be used against you. Then it moves on to a discussion about choosing strong passwords, installing and updating antivirus software as well as file encryption. There is a fascinating discussion about how to protect your identity while using E-mail and the Internet. The book makes it clear that connecting to the Internet connects you to the rest of the world! Raising children in the cyber and digital age brings a whole new set of challenges. Parents need to educate children about computerized sexual predators, unethical and illegal uses of computers. This is not a pleasant topic, but it is crucial. My own son nearly fell prey to one as a young teenager. My wife found him in the garage on the phone with an older lady who was trying to set up a rendezvous. They had met in a chat room. The book shows you how to protect children from becoming victims of crime on the Internet. What happens if you become a victim of identity theft? How do you protect yourself or regain your identity? This is covered as well. The bottom line, this is an approachable book that covers the basic information that you really should think about. Read it then make sure your spouse, your parents and your kids know this stuff and put it into practice.