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Your Identity Security and LifeLock Protection

The recent security breach at Home Depot got me thinking.  I do lots and lots of shopping for my arts and crafts projects and the Home Depot breach could have affected me.  It’s kind of a scary feeling.  Almost a feeling of helplessness when I first thought about it.  I have to change my way of thinking.  We live in a digital age and we have to protect ourselves.  But how?  How do we protect our identity when it’s the systems of the places we shop that have the vulnerability that we aren’t even aware of?  I’ve done a bit of research and found that the LifeLock site offers Identity Security.  This is very good news for me.

When news of a potential Home Depot breach was released, LifeLock shared these tips:

1. Monitor your transactions: Keep an eye on the activity on your credit and debit card accounts, looking for any charges that don’t seem to be yours.
2. Report suspicious transactions immediately: If you see a card transaction—even a small one—that doesn’t look right, contact the card issuer immediately. The phone number is on the back of your card.
3. Order a new debit card: If you believe your debit card number was compromised, don’t wait for fraudulent charges to start appearing on your statement. Request a new card from your bank. This way, you reduce the chances of a criminal depleting your bank account, and you avoid potential challenges in recovering your funds. Credit cards offer more protection and less risk because funds are not directly withdrawn from your bank account as they are with a debit card.
4. Follow the story: Investigation of this crime is still under way. Watch for news and communication from Home Depot.
5. Consider using an identity protection service: LifeLock provides identity protection products and services you can count on. In fact, with LifeLock Advantage™ and LifeLock Ultimate Plus™, we can help you detect fraudulent activity with alerts for cash withdrawals, balance transfers and large purchases within our extensive network.

LifeLock Protection:

There are 3 layers of protection:  Detect, Alert, and Restore.  If a threat has been detected by LifeLock, you will be notified immediately by text, phone or email.  You will have the chance to confirm if this activity is yours or not.

LifeLock Levels of Service:

There are three different levels of service with LifeLock.  You have LifeLock Standard, LifeLock Advantage, and LifeLock Ultimate Plus.  You can pick the level of protection you are comfortable with and what best suits your needs.

LifeLock Promo Code Savings Opportunity:

Right now you can score 10% off LifeLock services when you use Promo Code:  Breachwatch at checkout.  Sign up for LifeLock here.

 

After all of my research on how I can protect myself, I am happy to share how you can protect yourself too.  Besides, I have more crafting to do.  I don’t have time to deal with hackers!