Identity Theft - 82 Resources

Overview
Publications (39)
Presentations (17)
Podcasts (2)
Blogs (24)

Overview

Identity theft occurs when someone uses an individual's personal information — such as Social Security number, birth date, or credit card and bank account information — to impersonate the victim in financial transactions. During the 2003 calendar year, the Federal Trade Commission received nearly 215,000 reports of identity theft, up from 162,000 the previous year. Identity theft represented 42 percent of all complaints received by the FTC, reflecting a growing trend.

Several recent incidents have highlighted the susceptibility of college and university data collections to theft. At the University of Texas, New York University, and elsewhere, security flaws have revealed students' Social Security numbers and other personally identifiable information. Federal legislation signed in December made it easier for victims of identity theft to report crimes and for consumers to get copies of their credit histories; many states have passed or are debating legislation related to this issue.

EDUCAUSE has identified links concerning identity theft that may be useful to the higher education community. Many of these links have been contributed by EDUCAUSE members. If you have additional resources you would like to include on this page, send the information to contribute@educause.edu.

Federal Government Resources

Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) of 2003
FACTA renewed the Fair Credit Reporting Act with additional provisions aimed at protecting consumers from identity theft. The law provides for individuals to get free annual copies of their credit histories; requires businesses to hide Social Security numbers and portions of credit card numbers on receipts; and creates a national fraud - detection system so victims of identity theft do not have to notify each credit bureau separately.

The Federal Trade Commission's National Resource for ID Theft
The FTC has developed this site as a national resource for identity theft. It provides a list of steps to take for individuals who believe that their identity has been stolen. Resources include an identity theft survey, affidavit, statistics, and other helpful links. Information is in English and Spanish.

Identity Theft and Your Social Security Number
Social Security Administration (SSA) publication No. 05-10064, from February 2004.

OnGuardOnline.gov
OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of the Inspector General - Resource on Identity Theft for Students
Copies of informational handouts on identity theft designed for schools to provide to students.

State Government Resources

National Conference of State Legislatures
Identity theft statutes by state. List of citations, titles, and penalties.

Florida Attorney General
The state of Florida's Identity Theft Response Center. Resources include a theft victim kit, statistics, and informaton on preventing theft.

Association and Nongovernmental Organization Resources

Avoiding Identity Theft
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is a student loan guarantor. This resource provides information to students on how protect themselves from identity theft.

Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC)
ITRC is a national organization dedicated to helping people to prevent and recover from identity theft. Resources include FAQs, scams and consumer alerts, current laws, and guides for organizing an identity theft case.

Identity Theft University - Business Partnership Michigan State University
The partnership includes MSU researchers who are working with industry to make personal data more secure. This site includes information on technological, legal, psychological, and policy issues related to identity theft.

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
Fact sheets on identity theft, in English and Spanish.

University Resources on Identity Theft and Data Security Incidents

The co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, social security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge.

Publications (39)

EDUCAUSE publications address a diverse range of professional challenges in higher education IT, from updates on current developments to explorations of important overarching issues. Listed below are the full range of research, reports and other publications that EDUCAUSE and its members have written about Identity Theft.

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views
ERB0817	Information Security Governance: Standardizing the Practice of Information Security Tammy L. Clark and Toby D. Sitko Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	08/19/2008	6,634
CSD5560	Sample Identity Theft Prevention Program Programs and Projects		11/18/2008	1,400
CSD5511	FTC's Red Flag Rule Likely to Affect Colleges Elizabeth B. Meers and Daniel S. Meade Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	09/23/2008	1,957
CSD5513	Agencies Issue Final Rules on Identity Theft Red Flags and Notices of Address Discrepancy Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports	Community Recommendation	10/31/2007	1,468
CSD5514	FTC Identity Theft Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports	Community Recommendation	09/30/2008	826
CSD5516	‘Red Flag’ Regulations Require Financial Institutions and Creditors to Have Identity Theft Prevention Programs Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports	Community Recommendation	07/08/2008	1,749
CSD5518	The FTC's “Red Flag Regulations” To Combat Identity Theft Go Into Effect On November 1, 2008 Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	07/14/2008	1,068
ERS0602	Identity Management in Higher Education: A Baseline Study Ronald Yanosky and Gail Salaway Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	04/18/2006	6,976
ERS0301	Public Key Infrastructure: Making Progress, But Many Challenges Remain Dan Blum and Gerry Gebel Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	03/28/2003	8,447
CSD5213	The University's Role in Advancing Data Encryption, Part 2 Andrew K. Burger Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	11/02/2007	552
ECM0602	Identity Management in Higher Education: A Baseline Study Roadmap Ronald Yanosky, with Gail Salaway Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	04/18/2006	2,874
EKF0602	Identity Management in Higher Education: A Baseline Study Key Findings Ronald Yanosky, with Gail Salaway Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	04/18/2006	3,258
ERM0448	The Growing Threat of Identity Theft Elizabeth Goldman Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	01/01/2004	4,525
CSD5014	Personal Information: Data Breaches Are Frequent, but Evidence of Resulting Identity Theft Is Limited; However, the Full Extent Is Unknown Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports	Community Recommendation	06/04/2007	2,585
CSD5118	Training Your Staff to Protect SIS Data Marcia Layton Turner Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	09/05/2007	3,242
CSD4544	Server hack at Georgetown University probed Jaikumar Vijayan Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	2,827
CSD4722	Major breach of UCLA's computer files Rebecca Trounson Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	2,138
CSD4760	UVM to get new ID numbers Tim Johnson Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	1,979
CSD4871	Identity Theft: Innovative Solutions for an Evolving Problem James F. Davis Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2007	2,154
EKF0301	Public Key Infrastructure: Making Progress, But Many Challenges Remain Key Findings Dan Blum and Gerry Gebel Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	03/28/2003	4,379
ERM0267	Identity, Privacy, and Information Technology Joe F. Thompson Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	01/01/2002	5,240
CSD4236	Thresholds for Notification Tools	Security Task Force	01/01/2005	2,024
CSD4580	Locking Down Departmental Data Doug Lederman Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	2,117
CSD4677	The President's Identity Theft Task Force Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	2,000
CSD4723	UCLA Warns Students, Staff of Data Theft Rachael Myrow Interviews/Podcasts/Videos	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	1,901

Presentations (17)

Stepping away from the distractions of normal routine to meet with peers, share experiences, and learn together can be invaluable. EDUCAUSE places great emphasis on the face-to-face meeting experience, offering you numerous opportunities throughout the year to gather with colleagues - from small regional events and special topic meetings to large, national conferences covering the full spectrum of roles and issues important to higher education. For more information on EDUCAUSE conferences and seminars, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page. Listed below is the full range of presentations EDUCAUSE and its members tagged with Identity Theft

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views
SWRC09_48189	Beating a Dead (Trojan) Horse: Finding New Ways to Communicate the Same Security Message Marc Scarborough, Carlyn Foshee Chatfield, Carolyn Ellis, Steve Arnold and Annette Evans Presentations/Speeches	Southwest Regional	02/24/2009	739
E08_47720	Computer Security Student Video Jodi-Ann Ito, Scott L. Ksander, and David C. Lyon Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/30/2008	374
WSE0802	Creating a Compliance Program for Identity Theft Rules Naomi B. Lefkovitz Presentations/Speeches	Web Seminars EDUCAUSE	10/22/2008	2,046
SEC08005	Identity Finder LLC and Carnegie Mellon University - Find and Protect Personal Information Before It's Too Late Todd Feinman and Mary Ann Blair Presentations/Speeches	Security Professionals Conference	05/04/2008	616
POL08002	The FTC as an Educational Partner in Improving Data Security and Privacy Mary Beth Richards Presentations/Speeches	Policy (Archives)	05/07/2008	427
LIVE081	What Price Insularity? Reflections About Computer Security Failings Fred B. Schneider Presentations/Speeches	Web Seminars EDUCAUSE	01/04/2008	267
MAC0422	Information Privacy: Public Policy and Institutional Policies Rodney J. Petersen and Wendy Wigen Presentations/Speeches	Mid-Atlantic Regional	01/01/2004	5,522
MWR0402	Information Privacy: Public Policy and Institutional Policies Wendy Wigen Presentations/Speeches	Midwest Regional	01/01/2004	4,300
NTW0206	Cybersquatting, Identity Theft, and Other Network Management Challenges: Strategies for Prevention and Remediation Scott Bearby and Naomi B. Lefkovitz Presentations/Speeches	Policy (Archives)	01/01/2002	6,552
POL07010	Security Breaches and Identity Theft Michael Atleson, Liz Gasster Presentations/Speeches	Policy (Archives)	05/17/2007	3,304
LIVE0616	Fight Back Against Identity Theft Nat Wood Presentations/Speeches	Web Seminars EDUCAUSE	01/01/2006	2,110
MWR0654	Risk Assessment 101 Kelley L. Bradder Presentations/Speeches	Midwest Regional	03/13/2006	2,516
CMR0537	GLBA at Two: What It Is, Who's Doing What, and Compliance on the Cheap Michael G. Carr Presentations/Speeches	CUMREC (Archives)	05/16/2005	3,006
EDU0448	Identity Theft and Other Privacy Threats: Issues and IT Implications Christopher Bradie, Donna M. Milici and Lauren Steinfeld Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/20/2004	3,672
EDU0432	When the Bits Hit the Fan: Managing Data Security and Privacy James W. Dillon, Jaime M. Galiano and Nancy Krogh Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/20/2004	4,002
POL0504	Privacy and Security of Personal Information Ari Schwartz and Emily Hackett Presentations/Speeches	Policy (Archives)	04/06/2005	2,778
SEC09_170525	Soft-Selling Tough Issues Presentations and Seminars	Security Professionals Conference	04/22/2009	258

Podcasts (2)

Name	Views	Post date
EDUCAUSE LIVE! Podcast: ID Theft Red Flags Play \| Show Notes \| Download (39.42 MB audio/mpeg)	601	10/23/2008
Podcast:: Security Breaches and Identity Theft Play \| Show Notes \| Download (37.3 MB audio/mpeg)	3,488	06/26/2007

Blogs (24)

EDUCAUSE hosts a number of blogs for its members. To view a list of all our blogs, click here.

Title	Blogger	Posted	Views
FTC Extends Enforcement Deadline for Identity Theft Red Flags Rule Until June 1, 2010	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	11/04/2009	23
October 30, 2009: FTC Extends Enforcement Deadline for Identity Theft Red Flags Rule Until June 1, 2010	Rodney J. Petersen, EDUCAUSE	11/03/2009	36
Red Flags Rule Enforcement Deadline Extended by FTC Again	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	07/31/2009	232
FTC Delays Enforcement of ‘Red Flags’ Rule	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	05/01/2009	306
FTC Guide: Fighting Fraud with the Red Flags Rule	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	04/08/2009	883
Internet Crime Jumps 33 Percent- Good Time To Evaluate Your Campus Security Site?	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	04/01/2009	668
New FTC Resource: Fighting Fraud with the Red Flags Rule	Rodney J. Petersen, EDUCAUSE	04/01/2009	599
Final FERPA Rules Announced by Department of Education	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	02/05/2009	603
FTC's SSN Report Recommends Stronger Authentication Practices Among Other Measures	Rodney J. Petersen, EDUCAUSE	12/24/2008	337
Final FERPA Rules Announced by Department of Education	Rodney J. Petersen, EDUCAUSE	12/09/2008	506
Tune In October 22: Free EDUCAUSE Live! Extra Edition Webcast on Identity Theft Rules	Peggy Kurkowski, EDUCAUSE	10/16/2008	704
Free EDUCAUSE Webcast 10/22/08 on Identity Theft Rules	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	10/13/2008	835
Free EDUCAUSE Webcast 10/22/08 on Identity Theft Rules	Rodney J. Petersen, EDUCAUSE	10/08/2008	527
Identity Theft Rules Cover Non-Profits, Including Institutions of Higher Education	Rodney J. Petersen, EDUCAUSE	10/08/2008	650
Indiana University and Others Announce the Creation of the Center for Applied Identity Management Research	Rodney J. Petersen, EDUCAUSE	10/07/2008	228
Spock's Risky Take on Trust, Privacy, and Identity Management Online	Catherine Howell, La Trobe University	12/04/2007	1,928
FTC Workshop on "Security in Numbers: SSNs and ID Theft"	Rodney J. Petersen, EDUCAUSE	11/12/2007	1,605
FTC Seeking Comments on SSN Use - Including Usage by Colleges and Universities	Rodney J. Petersen, EDUCAUSE	08/06/2007	4,651
New PSA Addresses Identity Theft	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	08/02/2007	3,607
GAO Releases Report on Data Breaches and Identity Theft	Rodney J. Petersen, EDUCAUSE	07/24/2007	4,436
UCLA Hearing Testimony: "Identity Theft: Innovative Solutions for an Evolving Problem"	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	03/23/2007	3,440
EDUCAUSE Offers Michigan Seminar on Higher Ed Data Security and Privacy Issues (UPDATED)	Colleen Luckett, EDUCAUSE	02/22/2007	3,573
Tune In August 16: Fight Back Against Identity Theft	Colleen Luckett, EDUCAUSE	08/09/2006	3,978
Airline passenger's details insecure	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	05/04/2006	5,381

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