Identity Theft in Our Contemporary Society
Introduction
How do you secure your identity with the Internet developing faster than can be protected? Attempting to stay ahead of the hackers and attackers has been a contentious effort since the Internet’s earliest days as a research project. Today, after thirty years of prolific development, security concerns have only increased. Designing computer systems and devices which are capable of resisting attack from within, while growing and evolving at an epidemic rate is almost an impossible endeavor. Today, identity theft is the nation’s fastest growing white collar crime and preys upon the financial resources and reputations of its victims to include children and deceased. In many cases, identity theft victims must first prove their innocence before anyone will pay attention. Often, law enforcement officials are not able provide the timely identity theft investigations required to capture the perpetrators due to the sheer volume and multiple jurisdictions associated with the Internet. There is neither an individual nor business that is safe or immune from identity theft’s potential grasp. In today’s prolific advancement of Internet; users must diligently secure personal information in conjunction with utilizing current anti-virus software or assume the risks associated with Internet security.
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