Cybercrime and Identity Theft Prevention
In this non-technical presentation, Jeff discusses the latest hacks, security breaches and computer scams to demonstrate how cybercrime occurs and what countermeasures individuals can take to be more cyber secure.
Key Points Covered in the Presentation:
Key Points Covered in the Presentation:
- Online tricks
- Social engineering, phishing and spoofing
- Email hijacking and account takeovers
- Creating and managing strong passwords
- Bank account takeovers and wire transfer fraud
Jeff Lanza was an FBI Special Agent for over 20 years, during which he investigated cybercrime, organized crime, human trafficking, and terrorism. Jeff has lectured at Harvard and Princeton Universities and written two highly reviewed books. He is featured in a Netflix documentary about the FBI and he often appears on national television news programs where he talks about the growing threat of cybercrime.
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Thrivent receives payment from ConsumerInfo.com, Inc., an Experian® company, based on purchases of ProtectMyID by Thrivent members. Compensation from ConsumerInfo.com, Inc., an Experian® company, for member purchases of ProtectMyID® is used by Thrivent for the costs associated with providing discounted identity monitoring products to members.
Member benefits and programs are not guaranteed contractual benefits. The interpretation of the provisions of these benefits and programs is at the sole discretion of Thrivent. Thrivent reserves the right to change, modify, discontinue, or refuse to provide any of the membership benefits or any part of them, at any time.
1The Identity Theft Insurance is underwritten and administered by American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, an Assurant company. Please refer to the actual policies for terms, conditions, and exclusions of coverage. Coverage may not be available in all jurisdictions. Review the Summary of Benefits.
Identity monitoring products are subject to exclusions and limitations. You must be a Thrivent member, age 18 or older, to enroll. If you are not a member, apply now. Thrivent could change or discontinue the identity monitoring benefit, or any part of it, at any time.
Thrivent receives payment from ConsumerInfo.com, Inc., an Experian® company, based on purchases of ProtectMyID by Thrivent members. Compensation from ConsumerInfo.com, Inc., an Experian® company, for member purchases of ProtectMyID® is used by Thrivent for the costs associated with providing discounted identity monitoring products to members.