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January 27, 2004
Cosaint is pleased to announce the release of "Avoiding Identity
Theft" - the latest in its series of web-based awareness courses. Identity
theft is a hot topic these days. Seldom does a day go by without a news item
describing a "phishing" attack, or personal data being stolen from an
enterprise. "Avoiding Identity Theft" is designed to make students aware of
the dangers that identity theft poses - not only to themselves, but also to
others - and to highlight measures that can be taken to reduce the risk. It
also includes valuable advice on how to spot identity theft, and how to
react if you become a victim.
(PRWEB) -- Cosaint (http://www.cosaint.net) - a Mount Vernon (WA) based
company specializing in end-user security awareness training - is pleased to
announce the release of "Avoiding Identity Theft" - the latest in its series
of web-based awareness courses.
Identity theft is a hot topic these days. Seldom does a day go by without a
news item describing a "phishing" attack, or personal data being stolen from
an enterprise. And Federal Trade Commission (FTC) figures show just how
serious this is with 27.3 million Americans being victims of identity theft
in the five years up to 2002. Over the same period, the financial losses to
businesses were over $47 billion and consumers suffered $5 billion in
out-of-pocket expenses. If identity theft affects you personally, you can
suffer immediate financial losses and also the added burden of
reestablishing your credit rating - a task that (for some people) can take
years.
Although many people mistakenly consider identity theft to be purely a
computer crime, it's not. Many identity thefts - perhaps the majority of
incidents - start with the physical theft of information or a social
engineering attack designed to trick an unwary person into revealing
critical personal information. But the nature of the Internet has also made
it much easier for criminals to exploit the thefts, and even to sell
identities to other criminals thus compounding the problems for the victims.
And although many people are aware of the dangers of identity theft, they're
not certain how identity thefts actually occur, how to minimize the risks,
or how to react if they become victims themselves.
About the Course
"Avoiding Identity Theft" is designed to make students aware of the dangers
that identity theft poses - not only to themselves, but also to others - and
to highlight measures that can be taken to reduce the risk. It also includes
valuable advice on how to spot identity theft, and how to react if you
become a victim.
As well as helping students avoid the trauma of becoming victims themselves,
this course can also help organizations by reducing the risk of an assumed
identity being used in a social engineering attack, and by introducing their
staff to many basic principles of information security in a context that
they will find immediately relevant.
"Avoiding Identity Theft" covers the following topics:
* What is identity theft?
* The potential impact
* Who is affected?
* How identity theft happens
* Examples including:
- mail theft
- dumpster diving
- burglary and car prowl
- fake web sites and e-mails
- bribery/corrupt employees
- password cracking
* Mail redirection
* Dealing with paper
* Taking care online
* SSL protected sites
* Drivers licenses & other cards
* Spotting & reacting to identity theft
* Checking your statements
* Watching for missing statements
* Regular credit checks
* 3 immediate actions to take if you're a victim
The material is supported by an (optional) audio track, a mastery test and
interactive exercises for the student.
Availability
"Avoiding Identity Theft" is available today from Cosaint or from Cosaint's
network of partners. Pricing starts at $30 per token with volume discounts
applying to all purchases above 10 tokens.
The course can be delivered through Cosaint's hosted learning management
system or can be provided in AICC or SCORM formats for hosting on a client's
learning management system.
Customization services are also available to integrate this course with new
or existing awareness programs, or to include organization-specific material
such as policies and procedures.
For more information, please contact:
Cosaint Inc.
17010 Trout Drive
Mount Vernon, WA 98274
T: (360) 542 5308
mailto:info@cosaint.net
http://www.cosaint.net
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