WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED ON ID THEFT TOPICS: HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST ONLINE VULTURES, PHISHING.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE -- The city's public safety office will offer a two-part lecture series this week on how people can protect themselves from identity theft. ``Identity Theft -- Protect Your Good Name'' will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday and ``Computer Phishing -- How Crooks Use the Computer to Steal Your Identity'' will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in the City Council chambers, 38300 Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling , Suite B. Tuesday's topics include personal security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security , how to minimize risk and what to do if victimized. Thursday's training topics include phishing trends and how to combat spyware and adware. ``Identity theft is more widespread than ever and our office is hoping to raise awareness and educate the community on how to combat this type of crime,'' Senior Public Safety Officer Lisa Scates said. ``Too many people have the attitude that it won't happen to them and we need to change their way of thinking,'' Scates added. ``The Federal Trade Commission estimates that one in four Americans will be a victim of identity theft. Identity theft is rampant and we all need to beware.'' Guest speakers include Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. Detective Bob Benoit Bob Benoit was a professional bowler in the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) in the 80s and 90s. Over the course of his career, Benoit won 4 PBA titles. He is mostly known for being the first bowler to ever roll a perfect game in a televised title match, as well as the fifth from the Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force. Benoit is assigned to the Identity Theft Detail, which includes representatives from the Postal Service and the Secret Service. James Stanton, network manager from Affiliated Computer Services Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) (NYSE: ACS) is a Fortune 500 company that provides information technology outsourcing as well as business process outsourcing solutions to businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. , which is the city's information services See Information Systems. division, will also be on hand. Scates will also be present. Scates is responsible for developing and implementing the merchant fraud program for the city. For more information or to register, call the public safety office at (661) 267-5153. |
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