Thursday, October 11, 2007

How to Better Protect Yourself against ID Theft

Identity theft has become big business for organised criminal gangs and terrorist groups seeking new sources of finance. A survey for the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) shows that about 20% of people had been victims of identity theft crime.

For blog readers in the UK, the Home Office has posted some useful personal guidance on how to reduce your risk to this threat on the following link:

http://www.identity-theft.org.uk/protect-yourself.htm

If you can, it is well worth putting this link on the security pages of your corporate website, as part of your comprehensive security service to employees.