Experts Available to Discuss Preventing Identity Theft During the Holiday Season.ExpertSource: TOPIC: The 2009 Identity Fraud Survey Report claims more than 4.3 percent of American adults fell victim to identity theft in 2008, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article (http://economy.kansascity.com/?q=node/4383) by The Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). Star. On average, the fraud amount was $4,849 per victim, as stated in the Javelin Strategy & Research report. Identity theft is expected to increase during the holiday shopping season. Experts recommend tips to prevent identity theft from occurring, including monitoring bank and credit card accounts for strange activity and only using credit and debit cards that have zero liability in case they are lost or stolen. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Todd Davis Todd Davis is a television soap opera actor who portrayed Bryan Phillips in General Hospital (1978 - 1987) and Dr. Joshua Hall in One Life to Live (1977). has quickly become one of the top spokespersons on the topic of identity theft protection. As the CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of LifeLock,the nation's first proactive identity theft protection company, Davis travels regularly meeting with law enforcement and elected officials in an effort to find additional answers to fight the growing crime. Davis is a member of the Crime Prevention Coalition of America (CPCA CPCA California Primary Care Association CPCA Canadian Palliative Care Association CPCA Canadian Portland Cement Association CPCA Canadian Professional Coaches Association CPCA Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association CPCA Connecticut Primary Care Association ) and a contributing member of the IDSP IDSP Installation Deployment Support Plan IDSP Interim Digital SAR Processor (Identity Theft Prevention and ID Management Standards Panel) that works directly with the President's Identity Theft Task Force. PR Contact: Cortney Lanik 480-785-6215 cortney.lanik@lifelock.com Steve Bachenheimer is the founder and CEO of Kemesa (an acronym for Keeps Me Safe), a security software company. He started the company several years ago when a friend's daughter was arrested for not showing up in court following a drunken driving charge. Turns out, her identity had been stolen by someone who had really committed the crime; it took several years of fighting through legal red tape to clear her of the erroneous charges. Steve decided there had to be a better way to protect people's personal information, so he leveraged his past consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and experience with companies such as Procter & Gamble, Remington and National Foods (Hebrew National) to start this new company. Kemesa is the company behind Shop Shield (www.shopshield.net), the first security product of its kind to be categorized cat·e·go·rize tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es To put into a category or categories; classify. cat by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC ITRC Identity Theft Resource Center ITRC Instructional Technology Resource Center ITRC Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council ITRC Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation ITRC Information Technology Research Centre (Canada) ) as a Secure Payment Agent (SPA). Shop Shield has the power to change the way consumers shop and pay bills online by preventing online identity theft before it starts. Shop Shield works by replacing personal and financial information with anonymous, untraceable data enabling consumers to shop online, pay bills and interact with websites worry-free. PR Contact: Liz Campbell 617-758-4149 liz@famapr.com ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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