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Dealerspan Introduces the First Red Flag Identity Theft Solution to Help Dealerships Comply with the November 1st FTC Deadline

Billings, Montana (PRWEB) July 17, 2008

FTC’s Red Flags Rule requires every U.S. auto dealer to develop, implement, and maintain a written, comprehensive identity (ID) theft prevention program that specifically outlines the dealership’s plan to detect, prevent and mitigate identity theft. This Red Flag regulation applies to every auto dealer – regardless of size – and must be in place by November 1, 2008. Dealerspan’s “Red Flag Complete” is the first and only on-site full compliance package specifically designed to address the needs of auto dealers.

Unlike other “ID theft” solutions, Dealerspan’s “Red Flag Complete” was created by a team of professionals with over 30 years of dealership experience. Matt Hall, Director of Sales & Marketing, is spearheading the effort to “simplify what dealerships do, through technology.” He notes this software comes from the unique perspective obtained by sitting in every chair in the dealership.    And it is addressing some of the toughest aspects of compliance:

Automating training of F&I staff
Improving dealership knowledge base with informative data to assist the staff in detecting Red Flags in their dealership.
Automating the process of developing the required Identity Theft Prevention Program.

The goal is to prevent identity theft from occurring, as well as protect the dealership’s bottom-line. For example:

Identity theft claims go up, meaning Property and Causality insurance costs go up
If several claims are logged, dealerships run the risk of losing their insurance.

The actual identity thief is way ahead of the November deadline, as Steve Zabawa, owner of Rimrock Auto Group in Billings, Montana can attest. He paid $ 80,000 in ID theft claims; “pay now or pay later,” Zabawa simply stated. Now equipped with “Red Flag Complete” Zabawa said this about the program “If I would have had this program in place this costly identity theft would have been avoided. This application helps my dealership be proactive when dealing with sensitive data.” He added, “By preventing just one incident, you will save thousands and thousands of dollars.” Zabawa recommends posting that your dealership is Red Flag compliant to deter employees and provide consumers the confidence that they have chosen the right dealership. He compares “Red Flag Complete” to an anti-virus program, noting it’s a best practice for protecting your business.

Customers have come to see it as a value-added service. Matt also notes, “Our greatest fear as consumers is for someone to get our personal information. It’s essential for dealers to have business systems, protocols, and procedures in place – like doing business online with a trusted name like Dealerspan.” He noted that it is common practice to have your lot secured every night to deter vehicle theft; why not take the same diligence in knowing your customer and deterring identity theft?

Red Flag Complete is a full compliance package, including risk assessment and analysis, policy generation and acceptance, incident tracking, employee video training and testing, and more. The Red Flag Complete plan gets businesses up to speed with federal regulations and assists in providing a safe level of operation when dealing with customer information. Implementation of the product, including training of staff, takes three to six weeks. Red Flag Complete was developed with the assistance of Hudson Cook, LLP, so Dealerspan has benefited from the expertise of Michael Benoit, a nationally recognized speaker and author of compliance issues for financial institutions and the automotive world.

About Dealerspan LLC.:

Dealerspan is an innovative and advanced technology company with numerous solutions to drive sales and gross profit for auto dealerships. Serving as a provider of an expansive array of financial, online, and core applications that affect many areas of auto dealerships, Dealerspan focuses on the retail market. Our motto is software solutions designed for dealers by dealers. The technology consists of cutting edge interactive video, scalable frameworks, and an advanced accountability process. Dealerspan’s mission is to simplify the processes involved in running dealerships, resulting in technology solutions that shift gross profits into overdrive.

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(PRWEB) January 26, 2012

PRIVATE WiFi, a new and innovative company in the security software market, in conjunction with the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), is proud to announce the return of its popular “Hide Your Face on Facebook” contest, as well as two exciting promotions.

On Data Privacy Day, January 28th, PRIVATE WiFi will offer a 50% discount on all new yearly PRIVATE WiFi subscriptions with the following coupon code: CPNPRIVACYDAY. For More information click here on their Data Private Day blog entry.

The “Hide Your Face on Facebook” contest begins on the same day and runs through the month of February. This contest encourages Facebook users to go to the PRIVATE WiFi Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/privatewifi) and upload pictures to the wall that show themselves covering their faces in support of safe online identities. Creativity is encouraged!

Each week in February, PRIVATE WiFi will select one of the photos at random which will be the featured picture on PRIVATE WiFi’s Facebook wall. Additionally, they will create a photo album featuring all of the photo entries they receive.

PRIVATE WiFi is also giving out great prizes. Every Friday for four weeks, they will give out one free yearly subscription to Facebook users who upload photos to their wall! And one lucky grand prize winner will receive an iPad 2!

Also on Data Privacy Day, PRIVATE WiFi will tweet a message to its Twitter followers. They will select at random three retweeters of this message and give each of them free six month subscriptions to PRIVATE WiFi.

“Each day, more and more people are realizing how important it is to protect their online identities by using a personal VPN like PRIVATE WiFi,” PRIVATE WiFi CEO Kent Lawson writes. “On Data Privacy Day, we want to take the opportunity to educate as many people as we can about protecting themselves from online security risks.”

Private WiFi and the ITRC want to spread awareness on this important issue in a fun and engaging way. So they encourage everyone to show their support for keeping their online identities safe while getting a chance to win great prizes from PRIVATE WiFi!

About Public Wifi Risks

Public wifi usage has been increasing exponentially in recent years due to its convenience and accessibility. These days, you can access the Internet from just about anywhere: coffee shops, airports, public libraries, hotel rooms, and just about any other public place. However, most of us are not aware the online identity risks inherent in using a public wifi network.

Wifi networks use radio waves to connect computers to one another. This means that when you connect to a public network, you are basically exposing all of your computer files, including personal data such as credit card information, passwords, and social security numbers, to anyone within that network. This has led to a new type of hacking called “sniffing.” Sniffers are computer tools that don’t require physical access to your computer. With the right software, easily available on the Internet, hackers can use sniffers to steal any unencrypted data on a public wifi network. It could even be the guy sipping his coffee at the table right next to you.

The best way to protect your sensitive information is to use a Virtual Private Network, or VPN, which encrypts the data moving to and from your laptop. The encryption protects all your Internet communication from being intercepted by others in wifi hotspots. In addition, VPNs can prevent hackers from connecting to your laptop and stealing your data files.

Most large companies have a company-supported VPN to protect corporate communications. PRIVATE WiFi provides the same capability for individuals, business travelers, and small and medium-sized enterprises.

About ITRC

Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) is a nonprofit, nationally respected organization dedicated exclusively to the understanding of identity theft and related issues. The ITRC provides victim and consumer support as well as public education. The ITRC also advises governmental agencies, legislators, law enforcement, and businesses about the evolving and growing problem of identity theft.

About PRIVATE WiFi

Private Communications Corporation is a security technology company that protects personal data and information on the Internet. PRIVATE WiFi, the company’s flagship software product, encrypts all computer data across unencrypted wifi networks, enhancing online privacy for those without access to VPNs. Founded by software entrepreneur Kent Lawson, Private Communications Corporation is headquartered in Sherman, CT. For more information, visit their website at http://www.privatewifi.com and for articles and other online privacy resources, please visit http://www.private-i.com. You can also connect with them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/privatewifi.

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Britain, America Unite Against Identity Theft Trends

The 2011 Identity Fraud Forum hosted by Experian at The Grove, England.

London, UK (PRWEB) October 16, 2011

The world of identity theft is changing rapidly. Earlier this week Experian UK, a unit of one of the world’s largest credit-reporting agencies, hosted the 2011 Identity Theft & Fraud Forum at The Grove, a prestigious five-star resort located on the outskirts of London. The purpose of the Forum was to assemble a cross-cultural collection of thought leaders on identity theft prevention and to focus attention on Britain’s increasing financial battle with identity theft. Keynote presenters included highly regarded American identity theft expert John Sileo, Jairam Sridharan, Head of Retail Assets, Axis Bank of India and Jonathan Walsh, Head of Consulting and Analytics, Identity & Fraud at Experian.

During his afternoon presentation, Mr. Walsh revealed the results of a newly released study commissioned by Experian UK. The study found that cases of identity fraud have doubled in Britain over just the past six months and that the trend is likely to continue unless addressed.

“Britain is determined to identify the latest trends in identity theft and define leading-edge solutions to avert the costly eight ball we are behind here in the States,” says Sileo, who founded ThinkLikeASpy.com and has worked with organizations from the U.S. Department of Defense and Homeland Security to Pfizer, Blue Cross and the FDIC. “Experian UK helped all of us take a huge step in the right direction with the Forum.”

During his closing keynote presentation, Sileo, himself a two-time victim of severe identity theft, shared not only his eye opening personal story, but what he considers to be the latest trends in the booming world of identity fraud.

“Right now, the business of financial fraud is being overtaken by organized crime,” says Sileo. “They’re intent on rolling up a highly profitable business that used to be the turf of petty criminals, drug addicts and the terminally underemployed. Of course, those people are still at the center of the crimes, they just have a nasty new boss.” He adds, with obvious frustration, “And their bosses aren’t just criminals, they’re highly effective businesspeople.”

According to Sileo, social media over exposure, mobile device hacking and offshore data hijacking are three trends to take very seriously. “It’s all about scale,” he explains. “Why steal one identity at a time on Facebook when you can socially engineer a queen bee [using her Facebook profile, he adds later] into giving you the keys to the corporate database.”

When he refers to queen bees, he’s referring to corporate employees with vast access to data but little training on how to protect it. Prompted for examples, he listed financial controllers, bookkeepers, laid-off IT staff, secretaries, executive assistants and employees who haven’t been properly trained to recognize and repel fraud.

The outlook at the Forum wasn’t entirely negative. By the end of the conference, there was a general consensus that the disease of identity theft, still somewhat immature in this country, can be eradicated like previous plagues in Britain’s history with intensive educational initiatives and fraud detection analytics.

Experian is a global leader in consumer and business credit reporting and marketing services and a constituent of the United Kingdom’s FTSE 100 index, with revenues in excess of US$ 4 billion.

John Sileo is a leading American keynote speaker and author on identity theft, fraud, social networking exposure, social engineering and trust; he is the founder of ThinkLikeASpy.com and blogs at Sileo.com.

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Raleigh Lawyer Douglas Kingsbery Offers Web Site to Help N.C. Residents With State, Federal Criminal Tax Cases

Douglas E. Kingsbery

Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) February 10, 2010

Most all North Carolina state criminal tax cases, regardless of where in the state they originate, are brought in Raleigh. Now accountants, tax preparers and lawyers across North Carolina can seek the help of a Raleigh-based practitioner in state and federal criminal tax law, Douglas Kingsbery, through a newly revised Web site, http://www.nccriminallawyer.com.

“We’ve established this Web site because we wanted to let people know the extent of the State and Federal criminal tax practice that we have developed,” Kingsbery said. “There are many outstanding criminal defense practitioners across North Carolina, and several of them handle criminal tax cases from time to time, but no one else has really developed a concentrated expertise in this area.”

The Web site lists a dozen verdicts and settlements of criminal state tax cases in the last five years. Kingsbery said the listing lets visitors see the kinds of cases we handle and the results we have been able to achieve for our clients.

Kingsbery, an attorney with Tharrington Smith’s criminal law section in Raleigh, says Raleigh is the ideal location for a criminal tax practice.

“All of the state cases before the Department of Revenue are tried in Raleigh in the Wake County courts,” Kingsbery said. “Even if you live somewhere other than Raleigh, your case is going to be heard here.”

Among the practice areas featured on the site are:

Tax evasion;
Sales and use tax;
Failure to file taxes;
Employee pay withholding;
North Carolina residency disputes.

In addition to North Carolina tax cases, Tharrington Smith also concentrates on federal criminal tax matters. The Web site features federal practice areas including tax evasion, false tax returns, innocent spouse defense, grand jury investigations and foreign and offshore bank accounts and abusive tax shelters.

“Our criminal law section has developed a niche in these cases, and we hope accountants, CPAs, tax preparers and other lawyers will get the message that we’re here to help,” Kingsbery said.

About Tharrington Smith, LLP

Tharrington Smith, LLP, located in downtown Raleigh, is an established and highly regarded law firm that offers zealous representation to clients in a variety of practice areas, including criminal defense, education law, family law and litigation. The firm serves clients in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and throughout the entire state of North Carolina. For assistance with your case, contact the firm at (919) 821-4711 or through the firm’s Web sites at tharringtonsmith.com or http://www.nccriminallawyer.com.

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CSIdentity® Announces New Executive Vice President of Sales and Business Development

Austin, TX (PRWEB) August 18, 2010

CSIdentity® Corporation (http://www.csidentity.com), a corporate powerhouse specializing in wholesale identity theft protection services, today announced the addition of another industry expert to its executive team, Kolin Whitley, as the Executive Vice President of Sales and Business Development. Whitley comes with nearly two decades of experience in international risk management specializing in fraud and identity theft protection. Kolin will drive customer solutions, revenue and strategic market share strategies across the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

Kolin formally served as Vice President of Fraud and Identity Management at TransUnion, where he developed the life-cycle of TranUnions’s fraud solution services throughout Canada and abroad. In 2006, Kolin served as the director of risk policy and strategy for PayPal Inc., an eBay Company. At PayPal, Whitley’s team developed risk policies and strategies, profiled risk management and fraud detection solutions and oversaw risk assessment projects.

Kolin has showcased many industry events and is a much sought-after speaker on effective risk management strategies and solution development throughout the world. Kolin obtained his law enforcement degree from Seneca College and completed a security management development program from Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario.

For more information contact:

Kamille McIver Girton                                                    

CSIdentity Corporation                                                    

(512) 646-2418 (office)

(713) 253-1979 (cell)                                        

About CSIdentity®

CSIdentity® is the technology leader in wholesale Identity Theft Protection, Voice Biometrics, ID Verification, and Data Breach Management. The company offers a comprehensive suite of business and personal security solutions targeting all aspects of identity theft. Products include comprehensive background screenings; full-service identity theft protection, insurance and restoration; and proactive breach preparation services from discovery to resolution.

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CardRatings.com Founder Curtis Arnold Weighs in on New Restrictions to Free Credit Report Offers

Little Rock, AR (PRWEB) April 12, 2010

Curtis Arnold, founder of consumer education site CardRatings.com, weighed in on the implications of new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules governing free credit report offers, which took effect April 2.

The FTC imposed rules on companies that offer services using free credit reports as an incentive to attract customers. The new regulations require that free credit report offers clearly differentiate themselves from the AnnualCreditReport.com Web site, through which individuals are entitled to free credit report information annually. The regulations also restrict advertising and paid offers on AnnualCreditReport.com.

Arnold, a nationally recognized consumer educator and advocate, says the new laws are a boon to consumers. “I think this is a positive step for consumers. As the editor of CardRatings.com, I have always strived to promote awareness of one’s own credit reports and credit scores. It’s unfortunate that some companies have taken advantage of people’s desire to manage their credit reports as a way to sneak in unwanted services. The end result has been major confusion among consumers.”

Since 2003, Americans have had the right to a free annual credit report at AnnualCreditReport.com with no strings attached. Other sites have since proliferated, claiming to offer credit reports for free. In actuality, these sites–which frequently ask for consumers’ private information and credit card numbers–often tack on trial offers for credit monitoring services or even unrelated items such as magazine subscriptions that are billed later. These extras are not always prominently disclosed, and consumers are further misled by advertising that reinforces the claim that these credit reports are free.

Offering something for free in order to get you to try and perhaps buy a service is a legitimate marketing technique, and reputable firms make cancellation and/or refunds easy to get. Yet many who sign up for free credit report offers–only to be billed for services they did not want–report poor experiences or even scams.

Because the operative word here is “free,” those who charge for credit reports are not subject to the new regulations. Arnold explains how some companies are taking advantage of this: “Be mindful that some companies, including respected credit bureaus, have already developed clever ways to avoid the FTC’s regulations. For example, the popular site FreeCreditReport.com that is owned by Experian (the one with the catchy little TV commercial jingles and three hapless guys) is now charging customers $ 1 and then donating the $ 1 to charity.

“Pretty creative way to dodge the law and tout your charitable efforts, don’t you think?”

A new article on CardRatings.com explains common tactics of companies offering free credit report services, as well as the ways in which the FTC rules should curtail practices that mislead consumers. In particular, the FTC now requires that:

    Sites advertising free credit reports prominently disclose to consumers that they are entitled to an annual credit report through AnnualCreditReport.com or through a designated toll-free number;
    These sites offer clickable links to the Federal Trade Commission and AnnualCreditReport.com Web sites;
    The three major credit bureaus participating in the AnnualCreditReport.com Web site delay advertising or paid upgrade offers until after a consumer has completed his or her request for credit reports; and
    Television and radio advertising for free credit reporting services as of September 1 include disclosures about related trial offers and refer potential consumers to the AnnualCreditReport.com Web site and toll-free number.

CardRatings.com has been educating consumers about credit cards since 1998 and has been featured by hundreds of media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Good Morning America, The New York Times, and The Today Show. Thanks to consumers, CardRatings.com has become the most comprehensive free source for comparing credit card offers and has helped over a million people find the best credit cards for their individual needs.

Curtis Arnold is available for interviews on this topic and others relating to the changing trends in the credit card industry.

To interview Curtis, please contact:

Jessica Austin

650.578.6880

jessica(at)cardratings(dot)com

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Gregory S. Weiss

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (PRWEB) November 22, 2011

Leopold~Kuvin, P.A.filed a class action lawsuit (Case# 9:11-cv-81292-KLR) in the Southern District Court of Florida today against Best Buy Corporation for violating the Drivers’ Privacy Protection Act or “DPPA”, a federal statute that protects the privacy of personal information assembled by State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMVs).

The lawsuit alleges Best Buy has established a business practice of taking, storing, using and/or sharing customers’ personal or highly restricted personal information, without consent, when customers make a normal return of Best Buy merchandise. Their receipt indicates that Best Buy “tracks exchanges and returns … and some of the information from your ID may be stored in a secure, encrypted database of customer activity that Best Buy and its affiliates use to track exchanges and returns.”

The DPPA specifically prohibits Best Buy’s conduct and was instituted to protect consumers from abuses such as identify theft and stalking, which often result when information is unsecured and improperly stored. The class action alleges that Best Buy’s retention of data accessed on a driver’s license is not “use in the normal course of business” as described by the DPPA.

Gregory S. Weiss, a class action litigator at Leopold~Kuvin, P.A. and lead counsel in the litigation stated, “This class action seeks injunctive relief against Best Buy to immediately cease an invasive business practice.” He added, “With the holiday season upon us, it is unknown how many Best Buy customers may have the security of their confidential information compromised, simply by returning a purchase.”

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