Goodbye Identity Theft

The Bad News

Bottom line, ID Theft is a low risk crime with only two steps:

  1. Get someone's data
  2. Use the data

Now I have goods, services, and special accesses, but you get all the consequences. Worst of all, government entities responsible for protecting you don't and companies make more money on ID Theft than they lose. There's no one looking out for you; you're on your own.

The Good News

Until now, you've been given incomplete or bad advice for how to respond to ID Theft risks, but that changes today. I will give you the bottom-line basics you need to make informed decisions; i.e., which defenses actually work and which are just snake oil pitched by ID Theft profiteers.

Let's get started!

Learning styles vary greatly so the material is available in two formats: video and text. The videos are intended as a high-level overview for covering ground quickly while the text version will have numerous inline references to sources and examples to give you a deeper understanding the the material. Use either or both to learn the material in the way that works for you!

This is a free online course. To get started, ID Theft - The Straight Basics
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passwords Tutorial
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Making Good Passwords

To understand what makes a good password, let's talk about what makes a bad one first.
Making good passwords can be complex, but here are some tips and tricks that will make it easier.

Password Protection

Once you've taken the trouble to make a good password, the next step is to keep it safe!
Now that you've done all this work, you have to learn the most important rule of all: DON'T GIVE THEM AWAY!

... or check out any of my other guides and tutorials by clicking here!

Bad Passwords

To understand what makes good passwords, first check out some of the worst passwords out there and what makes them so bad.

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Password Tips and Tricks

It's impossible to expect someone to make good passwords by just giving them some rules. There are tricks that make your passwords secure and easy for you all at the same time.

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Password Protection

It's really a skill to come up with secure passwords that you can remember. Once you've learned how, remember that it doesn't matter how good you are if you don't protect your password properly.

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Password Mugging

A disturbing new practice among websites and services is where they ask you for your user name and password to other sites. I call this "Password Mugging"

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