A Summit on Identity Theft Solutions

Thursday I attended A Summit on Identity Theft Solutions presented by the state. The draw was a meeting for notaries, but it ended up being presented by the NNA and was much a repeat of my notary training class. But I also attended two other seminars ("Identity Theft Protection Tips for Consumers" and "Protecting Your Privacy Online") which both contained useful info. For consumers, Mari Frank recommended using credit cards rather than the Debit Mastercard/Visa cards as they offer better protection. She also recommended checking your credit report annually from each of the three bureaus. You can do it online at AnnualCreditReport.com. To protect your privacy online, panelists said that you MUST run both a firewall and antivirus software — and keep them up-to-date. They recommended the Zone Alarm Suite. It just really boggles my mind how people can be such snakes as to steal identity.