If one were to flip through the pages of any major daily, some news of an identity theft crime would be sure to show up. That’s right, identity theft has become THAT common and it can happen to you too. Being a victim of identity theft can mean complete destruction of your credit rating. This can greatly impact your chances of purchasing a house, a car or even getting a credit card.

Thus even the idea of being hit by identity theft can be unnerving. Fortunately, a company called Lifelock provides an identity theft protection program that can prevent such an incident from happening in the first place.

Based in Tempe, Arizona, LifeLock was founded in 2005 by a group of professionals with several years of experience in the credit and banking industry. It is the first organization of its kind that works with all three major credit bureaus as well a ChexSystems. Even though Lifelock is a privately owned company, it works in alignment with the National Crime Prevention Council, Verisign and the Better Business Bureau among others. 

LifeLock also is the first consumer protection business in the world to achieve ISO 270001 certification.  This is the highest security standard for handling and processing data provided by the International Organization for Standardization.  This means that customers can feel confident in LifeLocks ability to keep their information safe. (more…)