1. Password Theft By: Markie Jones

2. Road Map Do’s Do Not’s What can someone do with it? How do they get it? Who’s most at risk? When & Where are consumers most prone to identity theft ?

3. Do’s -At least 8 characters _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -Mix of upper and lowercase - Digits -Special Characters -Truly random Change every 30 days

4. Do Not’s - Do not share your password -Make sure you’ll always remember -No simple password such as “password” -Do not include any part of name or username -Using same password for every log in - Do not use same password for long period of time

5. What can someone do with it? Identity Theft Big data breaches of identity theft increased nearly 20 percent from last year and more than 10 million cases of Americans’ personal records being exposed or published have already been reported in 2014 making it the most common consumer complaint in the U.S Video Clip Steal all of your money Run up credit card Destroy Credit Sell your information

6. How do they get it? Password Cracking Program Dictionary Attack Keystroke capture program Password stealing programs present the user with a fake login screen and ask the person to login again. Video Link Shoulder Surfing

7. Who’s most at risk? College Students highest percentage of identity theft victims were age 20-29. Children 9 and under, made up 6% of all identity theft victims in 2012. Parents worried about their little ones should check the credit bureaus to see if there’s a consumer credit file under their child’s name. Such a file is triggered by an application for credit, a credit account, or a public record. That means a child who has an existing credit report may be a target or victim of identity theft. The elderly growing problems for this age group are government benefit fraud and medical identity fraud. The deceased The identities of nearly 2.5 million deceased Americans are used improperly to apply for credit products and services each year.

8. On social media Details such as your address, whereabouts, birthday, and pet's names are there for the taking, if profiles are not "private." As it is, some people are not careful with their information. According to a CreditDonkey.com survey, more than 3 in 10 share their password with a friend. Nearly 25% add “friends" on Facebook they don't know. Online shopping and account websites According to a CreditDonkey.com survey, 68.4% of consumers use the same password for multiple websites When & Where are consumers most prone to identity theft ?

9. Work cited Bogursky, Sasha. "How to Protect Yourself: 2 Million Facebook, Google Accounts Compromised." Fox News. FOX News Network, 05 Dec. 2013. Web. 18 Nov. 2014 "Report: 10 Million Identity Theft Cases, Most Common Consumer Complaint In US." CBS DC. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2014. "Identity Theft Statistics: Why You Should Be Alarmed." CreditDonkey. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2014.