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• Tax season tips for keeping your information safe

  How can you tell it’s springtime? The daffodils are blooming; the pollen is pooling; the rivers are flooding; and millions of us are hunched over our computers trying to file our income taxes. Unfortunately, as sure as springtime brings spring flowers... Posted Mar 26 2009, 09:23 AM by IdentityTheft with | with no comments Filed under: identity theft, preventing identity theft, tax time, W-2, W-2s, tax season, tax return, phishing, stolen mail

• ID theft expert identifies new threats to your identity

  In this lousy economy people are already taking steps to save money, but they might not be aware of all the new tactics identity thieves are using to steal their credit, savings and identities. It’s National Consumer Protection Week, and while it’s not... Posted Mar 02 2009, 05:18 PM by IdentityTheft with | with no comments Filed under: LifeLock ID theft protection, tax time, W2, W-2, W2s, W-2s, tax season, tax return, Turbo Tax, stolen mail, FBI-LEEDA, Wayne Ivey

• Tax season, Part IV: Data breach risks

  The first three installments focused on identity theft risks over which you have considerable control: your mail, your household and your email. This final installment pertains to the risk of a computer data breach that exposes your personal and financial... Posted Jan 16 2009, 01:06 PM by IdentityTheft with | with no comments Filed under: identity theft, LifeLock, Data breach, preventing identity theft, identity theft protection, how to prevent identity theft, ID theft, data breaches, Chronology of Data Breaches, IT security, information security, ID theft protection, identity thieves, Identity Theft Resource Center, filing your taxes, tax time, W2, W-2, W2s, W-2s, tax season, tax return, Turbo Tax

• Tax season, Part III: Securing your information at home

  This week I’m focusing on the importance of identity protection during tax season. Earlier posts addressed protecting your mail and avoiding phishing scams. Today’s post focuses on the steps you need to take to protect your information inside your home... Posted Jan 15 2009, 02:06 PM by IdentityTheft with | with no comments Filed under: identity theft, preventing identity theft, identity theft protection, how to prevent identity theft, ID theft, ID theft protection, identity thieves, tax time, W2, W-2, W2s, W-2s, tax season, tax return

• Tax season, Part II: Phishing expeditions

  I wrote yesterday about how important it is to safeguard your mail during tax season to protect yourself from identity theft. Today’s installment is about how to avoid getting hooked by phishing scams. The first and most important thing you need to know... Posted Jan 14 2009, 05:24 PM by IdentityTheft with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: identity theft, preventing identity theft, identity theft protection, how to prevent identity theft, ID theft, ID theft protection, identity thieves, tax time, W2, W-2, W2s, W-2s, tax season, tax return, SonicWALL Inc.

• Tax season, Part l: Your W-2 is due

  To paraphrase John Donne, ask not for whom the tax man cometh; he comes for thee. Yes my dears, it’s nearly tax time again, and that means identity theft season is rapidly approaching. Every year there’s a spike in the number of reported identity thefts... Posted Jan 13 2009, 02:29 PM by IdentityTheft with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: identity theft, preventing identity theft, identity theft protection, how to prevent identity theft, ID theft, ID theft protection, identity thieves, filing your taxes, tax time, W2, W-2, W2s, W-2s, tax season, tax return