Preventing Identity Theft for Dummies

Arata Jr., Michael J.

ISBN 10: 0764573365 / ISBN 13: 9780764573361

Verlag: For Dummies, 2004

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0764573365-11-36914915

Inhaltsangabe:

* Twenty-seven million Americans have been victims of identity theft in the last five years and the total cost of identity theft approaches $48 billion per year (total costs to businesses are $43 billion and the direct cost to consumers is $5 billion)
* These staggering statistics have prompted security consultant Michael Arata to provide readers with the resources they need to guard themselves against identity theft
* In this valuable book, Arata offers easy-to-follow, straightforward advice on understanding identity theft, minimizing risk, maintaining vigilance, choosing who to share personal information with, selecting hard-to-guess PINs, determining victimization, reviewing a credit report, charting a course of action, resolving credit problems, reclaiming good credit, and much more
* Explains how to recover successfully if identity theft does occur
* Author Michael Arata, CISSP, CPP, CFE, ACLM, is a veteran of the security industry with more than fifteen years of experience

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Michael J. Arata, Jr., has more than fifteen years of security experience. He's investigated numerous credit fraud cases and currently serves as Director of Corporate Security for Rudolph and Sletten.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Preventing Identity Theft for Dummies
Verlag: For Dummies
Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
Einband: paperback
Zustand: New