As I mentioned in an earlier post, identity theft is a big threat in the Internet age. Executives from around the world are taking action by attending the National Identity Theft Conference in San Francisco on March 16-17. According to Identity Safeguards, one of the companies that is co-sponsoring the event, "identity theft has become the number one issue facing financial institutions, credit bureaus, online businesses, universities and other enterprises that retain personal information."
To illustrate the need for safety, Identity Safeguards states that "over 80% of the top 100 financial institutions reported external attacks on their IT systems in the past year."
