Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Is the Person Who Says That He Is You Who He Says He Is?

We all know that Identity Fraud is a serious risk to anyone who uses electronic systems – or even has a credit card. Increasing vigilance and care in our dealings are essential to ensure integrity of personal information – as recently highlighted in the UK’s National ID Fraud Prevention Week, which sought to raise awareness of this multi-million dollar global criminal problem.

A handy guide has been produced to support the awareness campaign at the following link.
http://www.webitpr.com/writeitfiles/ProtectingYourIdentityAPracticalGuide.pdf

The document provides many examples of threats and prevention measures applicable to individuals and organisations in a simple, easy to understand format.