Scared of being targeted for cyber attacks? Here’s How To Protect Yourself From Cybercrime and Identity Theft.
As difficult as cybercrime is to prosecute, you can take steps to protect yourself. Here are 3 HELPFUL WAYS to prevent cybercriminals from compromising your sensitive information: Place a security freeze on your credit file. This will prevent identity thieves from opening accounts under your name. Note: You can freeze your file at the three […]
THE COMPLEXITY OF PROTECTING ONESELF FROM CYBERCRIME
Cybercriminals can be anywhere, targeting anyone, which makes them incredibly difficult to hunt down. The sheer quantity of people committing these crimes, as well as the extensive resources needed to prosecute them, paves the way for easy repeat offenses. In 2018, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 351,936 complaints — but only launched […]
This Undeniable Decline In Violent Crimes Shockingly Coincides with The Rise of a Comparable Terror — Cybercrime
Over the past few decades, violent crime has plummeted: a cause for celebration. But to the dismay of the unsuspecting, something more insidious has risen to take its place: cybercrime. Between 2001 and 2019, fraud and identity theft rapidly overtook violent crimes in the U.S. Based on data from the Police Executive Research Forum, the […]