Author of "Catch Me If You Can," Frank W. Abagnale, reformed thief and now a respected authority on identity theft and other forms of fraud, offers tips on protecting your identity against theft in this commentary.
In an unrelated story, the second annual survey into office scruples, conducted by the people organizing this month's InfoSecurity Europe 2003 conference, disclosed that a high percentage of office workers willingly gave away their passwords and other security information without much effort.
"In addition to using their password to gain access to their company information, two thirds of workers use the same password for everything, including their personal banking, Web site access, etc. This makes them more vulnerable to financial fraud, personal data loss or even identity theft, the InfoSecurity team point out." [emphasis supplied]Posted by Tiger at April 21, 2003 06:06 PM