50 Ways to Protect Your Identity in a Digital Age: New Financial Threats You Need to Know and How to Avoid Them, Second Edition

11. ID Theft—Security Software

A gigabyte of security software is worth a pound of cure. With so much identity theft tied to identity thieves stealing information through phishing, malware, or otherwise from your computer and other mobile devices, it is important that you not only protect all of these devices, but also constantly update your security software to make sure that it will protect you from the newest threats. Despite the fact that we do so much on our smartphones, laptops, and other mobile devices, many people who are security-conscious when it comes to protecting their home computer are less apt to consider security software for their laptop or their smartphone.

For computers and laptops, most people will be sufficiently served by ...