Let’s play a game: Facebook, Google+, Quora, MyFitnessPal, British Airways, Ticketmaster, Marriott… what do all of these names have in common? Two words – data breaches. These are just a handful of companies that had to notify their customers that their data may have been…
August is Fraud Awareness Month – the perfect time to spark conversations about how vital fraud prevention is to you personally and to society as a whole. In late 2017, the credit monitoring service Equifax experienced a significant data breach. After all was said and…
Since 2014, the Yeske Buie team has been personally using and recommending IdentityForce for their identity theft protection services. IdentityForce is a leading provider of proactive identity, privacy, and credit protection with over 35 years of experience. With an IdentityForce account, you receive constant identity…
We’re writing once again with one more round of information on securing your identity online, this time we’d like to talk about “freezing” or “locking” your credit reports. This is different from filing a Fraud Alert, which is added to your record for 90 days…
With six weeks to go until the first day of summer, there’s still time to complete your spring cleaning projects. A typical list of spring cleaning projects likely includes de-cluttering your living spaces and swapping your winter clothes for a summer variety. But when is…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released their annual summary of consumer complaints and consumer protection statistics for 2016. For the first time in the 20 years that the FTC has been keeping records, imposter scams surpassed identity theft among reported consumer complaints. When you…
Data and money security are important to everyone! And these days, there’s a new headline about the latest major security breach or hack of personal information far more often than we would like to see. While these breaches do happen, there are many things we…
Visualize the following morning sequence. While enjoying your first cup of coffee, you catch up on yesterday’s news and events by logging into your Facebook and Twitter accounts, various news sites, and your email accounts. Once the coffee kicks in, you realize that several bills…
Protecting your identity and your taxes can feel like an uphill battle. Each year around this time, we like to share reminders of best practices to keep your identity safe as awareness is a key component to protecting your identity. Typically, tax season brings about…