Hospital providing ID theft protection after data breach

Why identity theft protection is a vital company benefit | Deepfakes are another identity theft concern | Hospital providing ID theft protection after data breach Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( October 3, 2019 [Data Security & Privacy SmartBrief]( [Data Security & Privacy SmartBrief]( [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( ⋅ [ARCHIVE]( [] Top Story [] [Why identity theft protection is a vital company benefit]( Corporate breach protection and identity theft protection as an employee benefit are among the topics LegalShield executive Scott Grissom touches on in this interview, noting that identity protection services are especially valuable because they monitor many data sources. Credit freezes are "a great first step," he adds, but they don't offer comprehensive protection, so he encourages readers to ask if their companies offer identity protection services. [Advertising Specialty Institute]( (9/30) [] Data Security & Privacy [] [Deepfakes are another identity theft concern]( Deepfake technology, in which a fabricated video appears to be authentic, is a cybercriminal's most dangerous weapon in the realm of identity theft. Accordingly, organizations are being more diligent when it comes to preventing identity fraud, with spending on verification and authentication technologies reaching $500 million per year. [CSO (free registration)]( (10/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Hospital providing ID theft protection after data breach]( Goshen Health, a hospital and health system network in Indiana, is arranging for identity theft protection for anyone whose Social Security number or driver's license number was involved in an incident last year in which an unauthorized third party potentially accessed employee email accounts. [The Elkhart Truth (Ind.)]( (10/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Cyber Risk [] [A credit freeze is a good but limited idea]( Anyone whose data has been breached should consider having their credit frozen, which decreases the likelihood of an unauthorized party accessing their credit report or getting new credit in their name. However, an analyst warns that freezing credit does not take the place of getting identity theft protection or credit monitoring. [Reader's Digest online]( (10/2) [] [Google rolls out Password Checkup]( Passwords are often the key that opens the door to hackers, so Google is offering a feature it calls Password Checkup to alert users if their passwords have been exposed in a breach. Google checks the passwords against data in the open web and dark web, where stolen data is dumped. [CNN]( (10/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Practice & Policy [] [Ariz. institutes changes in response to identity thefts]( Arizona has rolled out the changes it previously announced regarding the state's ServiceArizona website, which was used by identity thieves who managed to order duplicate driver's licenses from the site and have them delivered to fraudulent addresses. Multiple identity theft investigations have led to the arrests of 10 people, and the state is creating an Online Fraud Task Force to expand the probe. [The Arizona Republic (Phoenix) (tiered subscription model)]( (10/1) [] - [Association sues over credit reporting laws]( WGME-TV (Portland, Maine) (10/2) [] - [N.Y. law will promote identity theft protection]( Data Protection Report (10/1) [] [] I don't dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I'm dreaming for living. Steven Spielberg, filmmaker [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Learn more about AllClear ID: [About AllClear ID]( [Sign Up]( [SmartBrief offers 200+ newsletters]( Subscriber Tools: [Manage Subscriptions]( [Update Your Profile]( [Unsubscribe]( [Send Feedback](mailto:allclear@smartbrief.com) [Archive]( [Search]( Contact Us: Editor - [Sarah Nessel](mailto:allclear@smartbrief.com) Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 © 1999-2019 SmartBrief, Inc.® [Privacy Policy (updated May 25, 2018)]( | [Legal Information]( Â