We live in a digital world which means we have access to more things and areas of our lives than ever! But access not only becomes a convenience, but also a vulnerability which makes it more important than ever to protect our digital identities from digital threats.
Identity theft is a serious, escalating problem. According to the U.S Department of Justice, 17.6 million people-or a full 7% of those 16 and older-experienced some form of identity theft in 2014.
That’s more than twice as many as suffered a broken bone, which is routinely covered by medical benefits. Several trends are increasing the risk of identity theft. As we interact digitally in more ways with more organizations, there are more places for our identities to be stolen. Our vulnerability to identity theft grows even further as those organizations propagate data across a larger number of information systems and share it with third parties.