We all need to give more attention to identity theft in the wake of the Equifax breach

Most of us already know that Equifax reported a data breach that affects more than 143 million US customers, about 44% of the population. It's an extremely serious breach; hackers got access to full names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, driver's license numbers -- exactly the sort of information criminals can use to impersonate victims to banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, and other businesses vulnerable to fraud.

There has been a lot of coverage of this event, but I thought it made sense to cover it on the show as well.

In this episode I talk about:

* What is Equifax anyway?
* What do we know about what happened?
* What is the implication?
* What should you do about it personally and for your business?

Show Notes:

* To find out if you are part of the Equifax breach
* Bruce Schneier, On the Equifax Data Breach
* Equifax Does More Than Credit Scores
* So, Equifax says your data was hacked—now what?
How to protect yourself from that massive Equifax Breach
* How to Protect Yourself After the Equifax Breach
* LinkedIn Article Based on Collins email

A Big thank you to Collin Smith for his work and insight!

* Collin Smith
* Network Operations Engineer, Endsight
* Facebook
* Twitter: @EndsCsmith

Related Articles and Podcasts:

http://www.jasonclause.com/make-sure-to-look-after-your-babys-credit/

http://www.jasonclause.com/ceo-fraud/

Transcript:
Welcome to The Jason Clause Show. I'm Jason Clause, your host, and today we're talking about, as always, good ideas for busy managers. Welcome, welcome, welcome everybody. This is The Jason Clause Show. This is a business podcast. It's dedicated to helping busy managers find and share good ideas, lots of different kinds of ideas, actually.

My experience is that the best managers out there, the best business leaders out there in the East Bay, in the San Francisco Bay Area, they're idea collectors. They're always on the lookout for good ways to help their teams get motivated, get more accomplished, remember less, be more productive. They're also looking for ways to be more secure. That's really what is at the heart of the show. It's about trying to find those ideas, because I get to talk to so many of you, and then share those ideas.

We have a great episode for you today. We're going to be talking, unfortunately, about a topic that isn't really that pleasant, but we're going to be talking about the Equifax breach. I know that there's been a lot of coverage, but I'm afraid that it may have gotten overshadowed by everything else that's out there.