Security professionals need to prepare for the cyber and physical threats presented by the metaverse, including identity theft, bodily injury and more.

The 2022 Consumer Impact Report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) identified an over 1,000% increase in social media account takeovers in 2021.

In 2021, the ITRC received the highest number of contacts in its history about identity crimes and requests for assistance to prevent identity misuse.

Identity theft and imposter scams were some of the top fraud techniques employed by scammers to defraud users out of $5.9 billion in 2021, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Physical ID badges may soon be a security tool of the past. Enterprise security leaders are responding to user demand by adopting digital authentication practices.

A new report studied the per capita rate of cybercrime in each U.S. state, finding that the national average of victims per capita is 240. Find out more about this state-by-state breakdown here.

Check Point Research (CPR) researchers noted a 440% increase in phishing emails that are impersonating internationally-known shipping companies such as DHL, Amazon & FedEx in the past month. 

A new study has found historic levels of digital adoption among Americans, as well as telling trends in terms of ID fraud.