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Identity Fraud Statistics
US credit bureaus report receiving as many as 1,200 inquiries about fraud per day.
(FTC, January 2009)
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Identity theft accounted for 499,500 victims, with 77 per cent reporting fraudulent transactions on their credit or bank cards, ranging from less than $100 to more than $10,000. The remaining 23 per cent suffered identity theft, involving unauthorised use of their driver's licence, tax file number or passport.
(Australian Bureau of Statistics survey, July 2008)
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ID THEFT PROTECT - News and Views 20/06/2013
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - Sept 2011
15.09.2011

IDENTITY THEFT and IDENTITY FRAUD News and views - This daily news service searches the web to bring you relevant news to your desktop

Microsoft delivered 5 security bulletins (all rated "important") that address 15 vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Server Software on Patch Tuesday. In addition to that, Microsoft has also released updated security advisory and has added six more DigiNotar root certificates to its Windows Untrusted Certificate Store.

Make sure you have Windows Automatic Updates set to 'ON'.

  • Click 'Start'
  • Click 'Settings'
  • Click 'Control Panel'
  • Click 'Security Center'
  • Finally click on 'Windows Automatic Updates' and set to 'ON'.

Alternatively, if you want to update right now:

  • Open Internet Explorer
  • Go to the Tools menu and select "Windows Update'

The patch can also be downloaded directly from: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms11-sep.mspx

Simple: Check for Microsoft security updates here

End-of life reminder
Microsoft has end-of-life dates for Windows XP, so we suggest you start updating this operating system, which include Windows XP Service Pack 2, as they are no longer supported as of July 13, 2010. Customers are encouraged to upgrade to Service Pack 3 or to Windows 7 as soon as possible.

TIP: If you do NOT have a Windows Genuine Version we suggest you be aware that Microsoft is now including a notification tool (Windows Genuine Advantage - WGA) in all it's security updates. Click here to find out more.

Source: ID Theft Protect

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