More and more of us are using wireless routers. A recent post by Aditi Jhaveri Consumer Education Specialist for the FTC takes us through the best practices of setting up a wireless router. We need to fight the temptation to rush through the set-up process. Here’s why you should pay close attention while setting up…
This week we wrap up our tips for tax time vigilance. We are now deep into tax season 2016, an especially vulnerable time of year when we need to remind ourselves of best practices regarding identity theft protection particularly as they relate to filing taxes. Identity theft still tops the list of taxpayer concerns. According…
Not that we needed any more reasons to monitor our credit cards and the like, but right here in our Hudson Valley a Rite Aid Pharmacy is the scene of identity theft to an unknown level. Anyone who shopped at Rite Aid’s 238 Hooker Ave. store in the past year should keep an eye on…
Picking up where we left off last week, tax time is a time to step up our vigilance regarding identity theft. Once again, identity theft still tops the list of taxpayer concerns. According to the most recent Javelin Strategy & Research, identity thieves stole $16 billion from 12.7 million US consumers in 2014. More tips…
As we enter tax season 2016, it’s that time of year to reset our vigilance and remind ourselves of best practices regarding identity theft protection particularly as they relate to filing taxes. Identity theft still tops the list of taxpayer concerns. According to the most recent Javelin Strategy & Research, identity thieves stole $16…
This week’s blog is adapted from the FTC’s OnGuard OnLine Blog. In a recent post, Attorney Lisa Weintraub Schifferle from the FTC Division of Consumer and Business Education addressed the importance of making sure home networks are set up securely. To keep it secure, Weintrabu Schifferle urges homeowners to secure the router. Why pay attention…
Let’s get the new year started with a review of the basics for identity theft detection. There are many ways that you might discover someone is using your information: You see withdrawals from your bank account that you can’t explain. You don’t get your bills or other mail. Merchants refuse your checks. Debt collectors call…
We are so excited for our new name and new horizons I am posting the news 2 weeks in a row. Like each year before it since we incorporated in 2007, 2015 has been our best year yet! We shred and recycled enough confidential paperwork to protect over 20,000 trees and nearly 4000 cubic feet…
Like each year before it since we incorporated in 2007, 2015 has been our best year yet! Whether you’ve been a client since the beginning or just joined us recently; whether you have used our service just once or twice or on a weekly, monthly, or on-call basis, we are grateful for your support. In…
It’s that time of year for New Year’s resolutions and always a good time to take stock of how mindful you are of protecting one of your most valuable assets—your identity. Javelin Strategy & Research reported that about 12.6 million people were victims of identity theft in 2012, an increase of more than one million…