Identity Theft

Brett Johnson, an Identity Theft Expert at AnglerPhish based in the United States, participates in Risk Roundup to discuss Identity Theft. Identity...

Brett Johnson, an Identity Theft Expert at AnglerPhish based in the United States, participates in Risk Roundup to discuss Identity Theft.

Identity Theft

Identity theft, deliberate and malicious use of someone else’s identity, to gain a financial or non-financial advantage is a growing global problem. As the theft in identity goes global and grows rapidly in nature, frequency, and sophistication, it poses a critical security threat to everyone across nations.

So, if we are to protect our identity in all formats, it’s important that we get informed about how identity theft occurs. It is also important that we understand how to quickly and efficiently recognize signs for some of the most common forms of identity theft, as getting informed has now become a survival necessity.

However, this is by no means going to be easy as the theft of identity continuously transforms to take on new forms and uses ever-changing types, techniques, and tools.

With survival, safety, and security in mind, each one of us across nations should get informed on identity theft: understand what it means, what does it involve, what are the causes, why we are targeted, what is the link between data breaches and identity theft, what are the warning signs, what actions we as individuals and entities across nations: its government, industries, organizations, and academia can take to not only prevent identity theft but also to recover from identity theft when it happens. The time is now to discuss Identity Theft!

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About the Guest

Brett Johnson is an Identity Theft expert at AnglerPhish based in the United States. He is a Cybercrime, Identity Theft, and Internet Security Expert, Consultant, and Public Speaker with twenty years of experience in all aspects of online and real-world criminal activity. He has recently been featured on CNNMoney, NBC, Arstechnica, the Independent, FOX TV, and more. He has keynoted over 30 conferences including Security Companies, Retail Groups, Academics, Financial, and more. He currently consults with a wide range of entities including law enforcement, Fortune 100 companies, Financial Organizations, Security Companies like eMailage, Next Caller, iDiology, and more, and consumer and retailer protection groups.