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#### [Winner Announced in Dark Web ID Contest!](https://info.idagent.com/blog/winner-announced-darkweb-contest)

 By: [Dana Liedholm](https://info.idagent.com/blog/author/dana-liedholm) on 11/28/18 12:20

We are excited to announce the winner of our “Tell Us Your Story” contest! Jeff Reiter of RWK IT Services in Frankfort, IL submitted our winning testimonial, as voted on by a ...

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#### [Stay Cyber-Safe When Shopping Online](https://info.idagent.com/blog/stay-cyber-safe-when-shopping-online)

 By: [Dana Liedholm](https://info.idagent.com/blog/author/dana-liedholm) on 11/20/18 8:00

We were thrilled to see how many of our MSP Partners utilized the resources we provided to help educate their customers during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October.

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#### [The Week in Breach: 07/02/18 - 07/06/18](https://info.idagent.com/blog/2017/11/20/paw0rds-dark-web-job-love-0)

 By: [Kevin Lancaster](https://info.idagent.com/blog/author/kevin-lancaster) on 7/11/18 13:07

While it has been a slow week in terms of the number of breaches, the severity of the breaches that did occur this week is nothing short of disturbing. The information exposed on ...

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#### [Pa$$w0rds, the Dark Web, and a job I love.](https://info.idagent.com/blog/2017/11/20/paw0rds-dark-web-job-love)

 By: [Dana Liedholm](https://info.idagent.com/blog/author/dana-liedholm) on 11/20/17 13:15

Coming up with a strong password gives me a headache. About 3 years ago, I came up with the most (in my mind) brilliant password EV3R. You see, I used an 8 in the first part of ...

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#### [Protecting Employee Personal Data Fundamental to Corporate Security](https://info.idagent.com/blog/2017/10/17/protecting-employee-personal-data-fundamental-corporate-security)

 By: [Matthew Solomon](https://info.idagent.com/blog/author/matthew-solomon) on 10/17/17 9:59

If the keys to your house were sitting visibly outside for someone to take, would you just leave them in hopes that no one breaks in? Not likely. Similarly, the keys to the front ...

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#### [IRS Announces Pre-Breach Identity Protection Services Are Non-Taxable](https://info.idagent.com/blog/2017/05/29/irs-announces-pre-breach-identity-protection-services-non-taxable)

 By: [Kevin Lancaster](https://info.idagent.com/blog/author/kevin-lancaster) on 5/29/17 13:57

On December 30th, 2015, the IRS officially announced that employers are not required to include the value of pre-breach identity protection services in employee gross income. This ...

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#### [4 Steps You Can Take to Safeguard Protected Health Information](https://info.idagent.com/blog/2017/04/24/4-steps-can-take-safeguard-protected-health-information)

 By: [Kevin Lancaster](https://info.idagent.com/blog/author/kevin-lancaster) on 4/24/17 13:45

The digitization of medical care has become a double-edged sword. Healthcare providers like Kaiser Permanente have used medical records to improve the health of their members. In ...

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