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Gain a Victory Against Identity Theft

If you have never been a victim of identity theft, consider yourself lucky. For those individuals and businesses that have fallen victim to this ever-growing crime, the results can be quite devastating. While you may travel through your entire adult life without ever succumbing to identity theft, you might have some close calls along the way. One of the ways to lessen the chances of being an I.D. theft victim is making sure you are practicing commonsense tactics each and every day as it pertains to your personal life, notably your finances. For instance, one of the ways to go…

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Big 3 Software Companies to Watch

Software is always evolving and changing the way we interact, organize, have fun, socialize, and do work. Here are big 3 software companies to watch to see what the next big thing is. Apple Apple is the elephant in the room and that doesn’t look like it will change any time soon. These long time disruptors and innovators are going to continue to shake things up. They will even be unveiling a massive new campus. Deemed the “spaceship” due to its striking resemble to a massive flying saucer, the new Apple campus promises to allow this software giant to keep…

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Are Your Online Footprints Being Tracked?

What if you could go online each and every time without ever having to worry about being stalked by online criminals? Even better, what if you could do your daily financial tasks without ever thinking about becoming the next identity theft victim? In a perfect world, both of those issues would have zero percent chance of happening. In the real world, however, all too many consumers know what it is like to be a victim of identity theft, online crimes and more. With that being the case, are your online footprints being tracked? Cover Your Tracks at All Times So…

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Sleep Better Not Worrying About Identity Theft

You probably have any number of items keeping you awake at night from time to time. Whether it is your job, money issues, difficult matters involving family or friends, the list can quickly grow. That said do you ever stop to worry about becoming the next identity theft victim? If not, maybe you should think about doing just that, yes? While identity theft can come in all shapes and sizes, it is oftentimes the small business owner or the unsuspecting consumer who end up paying the most. For both, they typically think that they are safe, figuring it is just…

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Is Your Smartphone Secure?

Let’s start with a basic, harsh, platform reality: less than 10% of Android devices are encrypted, vs. almost all iPhones being encrypted out of the box. From Digital Journal: In a report published in the Wall Street Journal, security experts estimated that “fewer than 10%” of all Android phones currently have full device encryption enabled. On Android, the feature has to be manually configured and isn’t available on older phones, still representing a substantial portion of Android devices. Apple says hardware encryption has been a part of the iPhone since the 3GS. The big, new feature of Android Lollipop (currently,…

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