Identity theft continues to affect millions of people each year and can cause serious harm.

That's why Jack Myers is highlighting the importance of protecting your information. Protect your Social Security number by keeping your card in a safe place.  Don’t carry it with you or provide your number unnecessarily. 

Be careful when the phone rings. Myers stresses scammers may call and try to mislead you by claiming to be government officials and trying to make you think there is an urgent problem. He reminds Social Security will never call and threaten you, tell you your SSN has been suspended, or demand cash, gift cards, or other unusual forms of payment.  

Create strong, unique passwords and use different passwords for different accounts so that if one account gets compromised they don’t get the password to all your accounts.

Myers has a few more tips about navigating technology and protecting your identity. We'll have more with him in the days ahead on Regional Radio.