The new blog launched by Identity Safeguards is titled Identity Theft Prevention and Recovery. The blog can be found at www.idsafeguards.blogspot.com, and it will discuss issues, legislation, best practices and market movements associated with the explosion of identity theft in the country. The company is the the leader in identity theft prevention and recovery services and has successfully managed data breaches for numerous Fortune 500 companies and has never failed to recover an affected individuals' compromised identity. Identity Safeguards has strategic partnerships with major insurance and credit providers, including AIG* and TransUnion, and covers over 2.5 million individuals with identity theft recovery services.

    Identity Safeguards president Rick Kam, stated: "Consumers have been inundated by news coverage, advertisements, and various identity theft protection methods and offers. Some information is legitimately helpful, but a large majority of the information is misleading and misinformed. As a result, many people are unaware of the steps they need to follow if their identity is stolen or the signs they should look for to prevent identity theft. They simply do not know what to believe."

    In addition, Doug Pollack, chief marketing officer at Identity Safeguards, said: "Identity thieves are becoming savvier and consumers must become savvier with them. As a thought leader, Identity Safeguards intends for this blog to explore issues and trends in identity theft that are of interest to consumers and corporations alike." Used as a new platform to offer education and symposium to clients and industry participants, including the latest news, technologies and identity theft protection, revealing and correction tips, the blog will rely on Kam, other noted identity theft industry experts from Identity Safeguards, and members of this community. According to a recent report from the Better Business Bureau and Javelin Research, on average over 9 million people become victims of identity theft annually. And there is a 1 in 25 chance of an individual becoming a victim of identity theft--one identity is compromised every 4 seconds.

    The expert on identity theft protection Rick Kam has worked with large national and international associations, businesses, financial institutions and state & federal law enforcement organizations on implementation of identity theft protection services. He has been invited to speak on identity theft protection before the FBI Identity Theft Task Force, Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureau. The Financial Services Roundtable / BITS, has asked Rick to work with their group in the coordination of Identity Theft Protection Services between the public and private sectors with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. He has been actively involved in the development concept of a Victim Assistance Center that would be a clearing house for identity theft information for all of the Roundtables members.

For more information visit http://www.idsafeguards.blogspot.com .