| Powerful New Tool to Prevent Identity Theft |
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I guess the TransUnion, one of the big three credit reporting agencies, has admitted defeat in trying to stop credit freeze laws. Their new plan is to charge you for the same service. No matter what their motives this is the best new tool to prevent identity theft.
TransUnion will provide the security freeze free to ID theft victims and charge others $10 to initiate a freeze and $10 to lift it temporarily or remove it. They are also offering a $14.95-a-month service gives consumers unlimited access to their credit reports and scores.
Three cheers to TransUnion and lets hope that Equifax and Experian quit fighting a losing battle with consumers and offer similar services.
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| GAO Reports VA Still Vulnerable |
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A General Accounting Office (GAO) audit of physical controls at the Veterans Administration (VA) installations found more than 100 missing IT-related items. This poor control over physical equipment puts the personal information of all veterans at risk.
In testimony to the Senate, Valerie C. Melvin, director of human capital and management information systems issues at the GAO put it as, "Our assessment found that a weak overall control environment for IT equipment at the four locations we audited posed a significant security vulnerability to the nation's veterans with regard to sensitive data maintained on this equipment."
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| Connecticut Sues Accenture |
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Connecticut officials have revealed plans to file a civil complaint against Accenture, the giant IT consulting firm. The suit is in response to a security breach involving state agency bank accounts worth millions of dollars.
A backup tape was stolen in Ohio last June and contained data removed by Accenture from the state's computer system. The data contained on the tape included the state's payroll, personnel, purchasing, accounting and inventory functions. The tape was stolen from the car of an Ohio state intern. At the time, Accenture, was developing a similar computer system in Ohio that they had developed for Connecticut.
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