Along with the convenience of online shopping, mobile banking and constant access to email and social networking sites, our increasingly virtual world also brings a heightened risk of identity theft. As consumers, we frequently swipe credit cards, enter social security numbers, and provide license numbers to authenticate ourselves as credible clients.
All the while, predators construct sophisticated methods of using even the smallest amount of personal data to gain complete access to all our information. While we are powerless to stop the illegal efforts of would-be hackers and identity thieves, we can take some easy measures to secure our personal data.
