New Cyberthreats Raise Concerns

Published: Aug. 13, 2018, 6:30 p.m.

Guest Opportunity: Randy Weir --- Networking and Cyber Threat Specialist, Fictional Crime Writer, and Author of the “Jarvis Mann Detective” Series We’ve gotten to a point where we accept identity theft as a part of our lives. Between data breaches, skimming, phishing malware and more, we simply try to do our best. To be vigilant in protecting our information, monitor our accounts for suspicious activity and hope we will catch fraudulent charges early. According to Javelin Strategy, in 2017, identity theft victims in the U.S. totaled 16.7 million, one million of whom were children. As for the big business of data theft? Well, that cost nearly $17 billion. Debt collection, identity theft and imposter scams were the top three categories of the 2.7 million reported. When will it cease? Networking and Cyber Threat Specialist Randy Weir uses his extensive knowledge to explain how you can stay protected against identity theft. His fifth book, “Dead Man Code,” dealt with an IT software engineer being murdered as part of a conspiracy by a crooked tech company to steal user’s identity. Randy Weir can answer the following questions: * How can you protect yourself from identity theft? * What kind of protection is needed in order to make sure you remain safe? * Why is it so important to protect your personal information? * What can happen if these documents are compromised? * Will there ever be a way to stop this kind of criminal activity? ***The Front Range Butcher: A Jarvis Mann Detective Novel is #7 in the Series and is Available Now at www.amazon.com/FrontRange*** Meet Randy Weir: *Networking and Cyber Threat Specialist * Independent Writer * Fascinating Storyteller and Fictional Novelist * Best Selling Author of "Jarvis Mann Detective" Series For more information - www.rweir.net and www.amazon.com/R-Weir