Two years ago I was notified that Experian had a major data breach [https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/10/experian-breach-affects-15-million-consumers/] that affected 15 million customers records including date of birth, social security numbers, drivers license IDs, addresses and more. Despite being in the security industry, I had put off protecting my

I believe some major revisions are needed for post breach etiquette (if you do too, please sign this MoveOn petition [https://petitions.moveon.org/sign/mandate-companies-provide?source=c.em.cp&r_by=18758059] and whitehouse.gov petition [https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/mandate-companies-provide-consumers-basic-identity-fraud-protections-following-data-breaches] ). While there have been some [https://www.

Some of the recent breaches that hit Anthem and Experian are worst case scenarios for consumers. In these cases, your core personal information (SSN, maiden name, previous addresses, etc.) are already housed at these two companies even if you did not explicitly directly give them this information. Events that require

Watching that 3rd rerun of Sports Center? Checking Instagram for the 4th time this hour? Unless you are doing something urgent, it is probably worth it to set aside an hour or so right now to drastically reduce your chance of losing thousands of dollars and weeks of time. Have