Identity Defense in the News:
Prudential´s rock crumbles when it comes to securing personal information, American Chronicle, Michael Durnack, Janaury 26, 2008 - Prudential Financial gets a spot on our office´s Identity Defense Wall of Shame this month. They had a temp worker collect personal information from a customer then the temp worker stole the customer´s identity to go on a three month, $70,000 spending...
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Are Identity Thieves In Your Safety Zone? August 22, 2007, American Chronicle, Michael Durnack
When I ask people to describe an identity thief I usually end up with a wide array of answers and descriptions. They range from thinking they must be from another country, or are in organized crime rings, or gang members, drug addicts, low income ...
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Are Your College Students Prepared to Safely Guard Their Personal Information? Identity Theft Expert Weighs in on How to Keep Students' Identity Safe When Away at School, Syracuse, NY (PRWEB) August 22, 2007 -- As the summer of 2007 comes to a close, thousands of students all over the United States are preparing to leave for college, many for their first time. Parents...
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Can check Fraud Become Obsolete? - August 21, 2007, American Chronicle, Michael Durnack - I am still amazed as I stand in any line at a store and the person in front of me pulls out a checkbook and writes a check, has to dig out a shopper ID card or some other form of ID, then hands it to the cashier. The cashier, with a puzzled look, takes ...
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President and CEO of Identity Defense Says Lawsuit Brings to Light Another Threat of Identity Theft, Syracuse, NY (PRWEB) August 17, 2007 -- Identity expert, Michael J. Durnack says that businesses need to protect their clients' personal information in any way that they can after a class action...
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Identity Theft Expert Says Social Security Numbers a Very Lucrative Commodity to Identity Thieves, Syracuse NY (PRWEB) August 14, 2007 -- A bill is awaiting final approval by the federal government that would prevent companies (and the government itself) from displaying a social security number on...
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Credit Freeze Not the Only Solution to Identity Theft Prevention, August 13, 2007, American Chronicle, Michael Durnck -
Many people who live in states that allow you to freeze your credit are recognizing the benefits of such actions. But a lot are stopping there and not doing any more feeling they have covered the bases and have done what they can to protect ...
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Michael Durnack, Identity Theft Expert and President and CEO of Identity Defense, Says Recent Study of IRS Employees Shows Consumers' Susceptibility to Social Engineering, Syracuse, NY (PRWEB) August 11, 2007 -- Michael Durnack, identity theft expert and President and CEO of Identity Defense (www.identitydefense.com), says recent study of IRS employees shows...
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Hollywood Superstars are Targeted by Identity Thieves, Syracuse, NY (PRWEB) August 9, 2007 -- Authorities announced earlier this week that a major identity theft ring was busted in northeast Philadelphia. While the average consumer has become almost...
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Massachusetts Governor Signs into Law Comprehensive Identity Theft Prevention Legislation, Syracuse, NY (PRWEB) August 5, 2007 -- Governor Deval Patrick from Massachusetts announced today that he signed into law comprehensive identity theft prevention legislation. This new law will require...
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Department of Justice Proposes Bill to Strengthen Identity Theft Laws, Syracuse, NY (PRWEB) August 1, 2007 -- Last week, the United States Department of Justice proposed legislation to Congress that would strengthen laws to fight the growing problem of identity theft....
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Identity Defense Adds to Advisory Board, Syracuse, NY (PRWEB) July 29, 2007 -- Dr. Jeffrey M. Stanton, Associate Professor School of Information Studies, Syracuse University and Director, Syracuse Information Systems Evaluation (SISE)...
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Can Past Lessons Offer Clues to Combating Identity Theft? July 25, 2007, American Chronicle, Michael Durnack - In 1994 about 58 percent of the US population was buckling up. By mid 2006 approximately 81% of the US population buckled up. Why the dramatic change? Did everyone suddenly ...
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United States GAO findings on identity theft has questionable conclusions, July 15, 2007, American Chronicle, Michael Durnack - Recently the US Government Accountability Office released its findings of a study on the net effect of data breaches, stolen data, and lost data with regard to how much actual identity theft resulted ...
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Identity Defense Welcomes New CTO, Syracuse, NY (PRWEB) July 5, 2007 -- Identity Defense.com, a Syracuse based company committed to helping individuals defend their personal information from identity theft and fraud, has hired Dr Barbara Mihalas....
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Ohio’s state government reacts to potential identity theft, June 30, 2007, American Chronicle, Michael Durnack - The latest in the string of data breaches involves the state government of Ohio whose officials allowed a storage device to be stolen from a car ...
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Think twice before filling out that Free Prize or Sweepstakes Card, June 22, 2007, American Chronicle, Michael Durnack - When you are walking through the mall, or at a fair, or even online, chances are you’ll get asked to fill out a form for a chance to win some wonderful prize or receive something for free ...
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Identity Defense Initiates Advisory Board, Stephen J. Suhowatsky named Chairman of Advisory Board, Syracuse NY-June 5, 2007 – Identity Defense.com, a Syracuse based company committed to helping individuals defend their identity from theft and fraud, created an Identity Defense Advisory Board. Stephen J. Suhowatsky has been named its initial member. The board will be comprised of business professionals whose input and experience will enhance the Identity Defense team.
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Identity Fraud Experts Agree, "The Best Defense Is Self Defense" Market Wire, May, 2007
Against the backdrop of the Presidential Identity Theft Task Force report last week, a pair of experts in the field spoke out about the need for individuals to take action and defend their Identity. Dr. Jeffrey Stanton, associate professor and director at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies, and Michael Durnack, President and CEO of ID Risk Management Associates.....
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Identity Defense establishes presence in Syracuse, CNY Business Journal, Apr 13, 2007 by Palmateer, Paige
SYRACUSE - Identity Defense, LLC - a firm offering assessments for the prevention of identity theft - has taken space in the Hothouse at the Syracuse Technology Garden.
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