Security Resources
Use these additional resources and tools to build a complete plan for cyber defense.
Your Credit Report
A great way to keep tabs on your identity, and find out FAST if someone is opening or accessing accounts or credit cards in your name, is by checking your credit report. Now you can do it for free! Each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies is required to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months, from www.annualcreditreport.com.
Tip: Since you get one free report from each of the 3 bureaus per year, do not request them all at once. Spread them out, since you then get three free "snapshots" of your credit per year.
Check your report carefully to make sure it is accurate. If you do find any inaccurate information, you should check your reports from the other two credit bureaus.
Note: If your personal information HAS been lost or stolen, you should check all of your reports more frequently for the first year.
Security Resources
These links provide extensive information to better understand cyber security topics and additional resources to better defend against criminal activity.
Security Resources - Consumer
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Consumer Protection Information
FTC Identity Theft Resource
FTC On Guard Online Resource
National Cyber Security Alliance
US-CERT (US Computer Emergency Readiness Team)
FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center
Indiana Attorney General
Equifax (Credit Bureau)
Experian (Credit Bureau)
TransUnion (Credit Bureau)
National Foundation for Credit Counseling (non-profit financial counseling organization)
ITRC (non-profit organization established to support victims of identity theft)
Security Resources - Business
FTC Business Center - Data Security
www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center
US Department of Commerce - Small Business Information Security (PDF)
NACHA Corporate Account Takeover Resource Center