LifeLock selected as preferred identity theft prevention service for Illinois State Bank

Posted by Joe on December 20th, 2007

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Given the staggering growth of identity theft in the United States- over 246,000 cases of identity theft costing consumers $1.1 billion dollars were reported in 2006 according to the FTC- many businesses are taking steps to help protect both their customers and employees from the threat of identity theft.

The latest is Illinois State Bank, one of the largest regional banks in Illinois and Wisconsin. They have selected LifeLock as the preferred provider of identity theft prevention services for their employees and banking customers. LifeLock CEO Todd Davis summed it up well:

“It’s very important for everyone to think about securing their personal information, but it’s great to see organizations like Illinois State Bank taking a lead role in the fight for its customers and employees.”

We think they have made a great choice. LifeLock is the best identity theft prevention service we have reviewed to date given both their proactive approach to protecting your identity as well as their simple sign up process. We encourage all of our readers to use an identity theft prevention service. Review our in-depth comparison of identity theft prevention services and select the service that is right for you.

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