While having your own identity stolen is stressful and scary, you will likely be even more terrified if someone steals your child’s identity. Child identity theft occurs when someone steals a minor’s private information to open lines of credit, obtain loans or claim benefits in a child’s name. Based on data from Safe Home, 73% of child identity theft victims know the person who stole their identity, so it’s important to teach children strong online practices.

Yes, someone can steal your identity with your government-issued ID or driver’s license. Any documents that contain Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – including your full name, home address, date of birth, photo or even your signature – can be used to steal your identity and target you with phishing scams. Continue reading to learn what someone can do with your ID, how to tell if someone is using your ID, what to do if your ID is lost or stolen and how to keep your ID safe.

Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) is a cybersecurity solution that significantly reduces cyber threats by allowing you to browse the internet on an isolated server. Also referred to as browser isolation, RBI effectively separates web content from your device, significantly reducing the attack surface. By implementing an RBI solution, your organization can protect users against online threats, block malicious content from reaching computers and support Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).

Yes, viruses can come from a PDF by hiding in malicious code. A virus is a type of malware, which is malicious software intended to infect your device and steal private data. A virus can infect your device only if you interact with it, which could happen by opening a PDF containing a virus. Since PDFs are so widely used, hackers can hide viruses within innocent-looking files to jeopardize your privacy.

If you think you’ve accidentally opened a phishing PDF, it’s important to immediately disconnect your device from the internet, back up your files, run a virus scan on your device and change your passwords. Typically, you can spot a phishing attempt if an email contains urgent and threatening language, too-good-to-be-true offers, spelling and grammatical errors or requests for private information.

It’s important to know that not all Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) solutions address the same use cases. Some use cases a good RBI solution solves include monitoring third-party access to systems, auditing browser activity, enabling secure Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and extending zero trust to browsers. Continue reading to learn what RBI is and explore some of its most common use cases.

If you are a victim of fraud, you should immediately protect your online accounts with strong passwords, collect evidence of the fraud, report it and freeze your credit. Fraud can occur in many ways, but cybercriminals who commit fraud intend to deceive you to steal money or other valuable information to potentially steal your identity. Think of fraud as an umbrella term for any deceptive act and identity theft as targeting your personal information to impersonate you and commit fraud in your name.

eBay is generally safe to buy from; however, it’s important to take security precautions because people are often scammed on the platform. If you’ve never shopped on eBay before, it is a global online marketplace that allows you to buy items instantly or through online auctions. The online marketplace was created in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar as a way for people to reach a large audience if they’re trying to sell an item.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates are digital certificates that authenticate a website’s identity and encrypt the connection between a web browser and a web server. An SSL certificate is added to an organization’s website to make sure online transactions are secure and customer information remains private.

Yes, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) can stop hackers from accessing your accounts, but it’s not entirely foolproof and some forms of 2FA are stronger than others. 2FA is a type of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) that requires two authentication factors. With 2FA, you will need your username, password and another authentication method before you can access an online account.