This week’s Awesome Affiliate, Safe ID Lock, shares some tips on how to avoid getting your virtual identity stolen in a public wi-fi setting:

Small Business Owners BEWARE of Wi-Fi.

Public wireless networks – those Wi-Fi hotspots in coffee shops, libraries, airports, hotels, universities, and other public places allow people to access the internet through a shared network. While convenient, they’re often not secure. You’re sharing the network with strangers, and some of them may be interested in your personal information on your computer.

Protect Your Information

So what can you do to protect your information? Here are a few tips:

*    When using a Wi-Fi hotspot, only log in or send personal information to websites that you know are fully encrypted. And keep in mind that your entire visit to each site should be encrypted – from the time you log in to the site until you log out. If you think you’re logged in to an encrypted site but find yourself on an unencrypted page, log out right away.

*    Don’t stay permanently signed in to accounts. When you’ve finished using an account, log out.

*    Use different passwords on different websites. It could give someone who gains access to one of your accounts access to many of your accounts.

*    Pay attention to those annoying warnings.  Many web browsers alert users who try to visit fraudulent websites or download malicious programs. Keep your browser and security software up-to-date.

*    Use a virtual private network (VPN), if you regularly access online accounts through Wi-Fi hotspots.  VPNs encrypt traffic between your computer and the internet, even on unsecured networks. You can obtain a personal VPN account from a VPN service provider. In addition, some organizations create VPNs to provide secure, remote access for their employees.

Safe ID Lock offers full identity protection and monitoring to alert you in the event your identity becomes compromised and put you in control of what to do next.  Restoring one’s name and good credit can be a time-consuming and expensive process. Victims may endure a number of costly steps to dispute fraudulent debt and accounts opened by an identity thief.

Safe ID Lock provides you with the assistance you need.

Some of the benefits:

– Daily Credit Monitoring with 24/7 Access to your Credit Report and Score.

– Personal Identity monitoring for over 700 Billion elements of data (and growing daily)

– “Recovery Butler” in case your identity is stolen to handle the paperwork, phone calls, and notifications needed to get your identity restored for you.

– $1,000,000, zero deductible, Identity Theft Insurance for expenses, lost wages (see website for details)

Interested in becoming an affiliate with MyCorporation or finding out more about Safe ID Lock? Contact Cindi Sokoloff, Affiliate Manager at MyCorporation at (818) 746-2264 ext 320.

Deborah Sweeney

Deborah Sweeney is an advocate for protecting personal and business assets for business owners and entrepreneurs. With extensive experience in the field of corporate and intellectual property law, Deborah provides insightful commentary on the benefits of incorporation and trademark registration. Education: Deborah received her Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from Pepperdine University, and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of West Los Angeles and San Fernando School of Law in corporate and intellectual property law. Experience: After becoming a partner at LA-based law firm, Michel & Robinson, she became an in-house attorney for MyCorporation, formerly a division in Intuit. She took the company private in 2009 and after 10 years of entrepreneurship sold the company to Deluxe Corporation. Deborah is also well-recognized for her written work online as a contributing writer with some of the top business and entrepreneurial blogging sites including Forbes, Business Insider, SCORE, and Fox Business, among others. Fun facts/Other pursuits: Originally from Southern California, Deborah enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons, Benjamin and Christopher, and practicing Pilates. Deborah believes in the importance of family and credits the entrepreneurial business model for giving her the flexibility to enjoy both a career and motherhood. Deborah, and MyCorporation, have previously been honored by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s List of the Valley’s Largest Women-Owned Businesses in 2012. MyCorporation received the Stevie Award for Best Women-Owned Business in 2011.

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