As You Head Out for Vacation, Protect Your Home Against Burglars

      We recommend taking the following preventative measures to keep your home and personal belongings safe: Keep your home well-lit. Mount exterior lights in your yard or on your house so that they are out of reach of would-be burglars. Put indoor lights on a timer. Make it time-consuming to break into your…

Your Indentity Belongs to You. Protect It!

A 2009 survey shows that identity theft is on the rise-and it’s more likely to start with a stolen wallet than an online phishing expedition. Researchers at Javelin Strategy & Research reported that the number of identity theft cases increased 22 percent to 9.9 million in 2008. Crimes of opportunity, such as stolen wallets, represented…