Should You Be Concerned?  YES!

See These Recent Data Breaches as tracked by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and their source, Attrition.org:

7/4/08 Clark County Nevada District Court (Names, addresses, Social Security numbers and birth dates of 380 released by e-mail) (full story...)

7/2/08 University of Nebraska at Kearney (2,035 notified about names and Social Security numbers on hacked computers) (full story...)

7/2/08 Baptist Health (1,800 notified about breach of system records including names and Social Security numbers) (full story...)

6/27/08 Montgomery Ward (Online database containing 51,000 credit card numbers hacked) (full story...)

6/26/08 Texas Department of Public Safety (Names, birth dates, driver's license and Social Security numbers 826 employees stolen from contracted company) (full story...)

Austin Moran

The Problem

Every three seconds, an identity is stolen. Every day, sensitive personal information is stolen, lost or inadvertantly made public.

This issue affects everyone, at every level; from corporations and smaller businesses who are entrusted with their clients information, to the employees who are the ones handling and using the information on a daily basis, to the indivduals whose information it is - there is no one who is not affected in one or more ways.

As a corporation, are you aware of all your responsibilites and how to best ensure the safety and security of the information that your clients have entrusted you with?

As an employee, do you know the pitfalls and dangers of mishandling that information? Do you know the best way to ensure that the private information you handle each day remains private?

Is there anything an individual can do to safeguard their information, and the information of their loved ones, to be sure that they are not victimized through identity theft? Is handing off that responsibility to a third party the only way to be sure?

For every link in the chain from corporation to consumer, there are steps you can take to safeguard and protect confidential info, whether it's your own, your family's, or others for whom you bear the responsibility.

For nearly fifteen years, Austin Moran has been working in the field of data security and Information Technology. His experience spans public and private sector concerns large and small. Now he is taking that information he has gained - information that some commercial entities would have you believe is beyond your reach - and teaching individuals, corporations and civic organizations how to protect that most valuable asset - each individual's private, confidential information.

To contact Austin and learn more about having him address your organization or employees, or if you'd like to learn more about how his experience and knowledge can benefit your company through consultation, email Austin with your questions and/or comments.

Explore this site and learn more about Austin. For a sobering look at the severity of the Identity Theft problem facing everyone, check out the latest breaches compiled and reported by attrition.org on the right of each page. You'll also find a listing of the freely available resources that Austin recommends on the Resources page of this site.

Begin today - take charge - it's YOUR identity, YOUR reputation, YOUR credit and/or medical history that are at stake. Learn the tips, tricks and skills you need to keep yourself, your family and everyone whose information you hold in your hands safe!

©2008 Austin Moran