[C11.] Combating Gadget Theft As gadgets shrink in size and grow in popularity, theft has grown, too.
In Pasadena, Calif., a team of retirees is combating identity theft — and, apparently, their own ennui.
Scarce police resources must be devoted to combating cigarette theft and smuggling and stopping street-corner sales.
[C1.] IN A CRIME, AN OPPORTUNITY The business of combating identity theft is drawing the attention of a growing number of investors and venture capital firms.
The databases, which have tens of thousands of subscribers and are used by major retailers like Target, CVS and Family Dollar, are aimed at combating employee theft, which accounts for a large swath of missing merchandise.
While questions have been raised about the cost and privacy implications of the Real ID law, partly because of the prospect of creating a national identification system, Mr. Slagle said states had developed more secure driver's licenses for a variety of reasons, including combating identity theft.
With the ability to be implemented within existing X.509 standards, veiled certification extends traditional digital certificates with features useful in combating identity theft and invasion of privacy.
Whether it's working to Ban the Box in Georgia and Wisconsin, protecting affordable mobile home communities in Colorado, combating wage theft in California or fighting for paid family and medical leave and equal pay in the states and nationally, there is a way for everyone to get involved.
In a recent report about combating intellectual property theft, a private commission led by former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Jr. and former Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair called for "informed deliberations" about whether corporations and individuals should have more flexibility to defend themselves from cyber intrusions.
While the industry has made considerable progress in preventing and combating payments-related identity theft and fraud, significant work remains.
