Twenty-Four Seven Security

Found an interesting blog on one way to fight identity theft from Brian Kreb's Security Fix. Apparently, a resident of Delaware won the passage of a law that allows consumers in that state to "freeze" their credit reports in order to stop identity thieves from establishing new lines of credit.

And while a freeze can be effective in stopping criminals from opening new accounts, it does nothing to stop thieves from using accounts they have already plundered. What I found most disturbing, though, is that the credit bureaus put up a tough fight to block these laws, which now exist in 33 states and the District of Columbia.

For more info, the Consumer Union provides the complete list of the laws each state and instructs you how to block access to your credit, just in case.