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2014 National Cyber Security Awareness Month - This site is from the Department of Homeland Security. It provides numerous resources and ideas for increasing online safety. 

Stop.Think.Connect - This site offers resources for small businesses and is particularly useful for assessing data accessibility and security measures, including the FCC small business cyber planner, mobile safety tips, and physical security guidance documents.

Stay Safe Online - This resource offers information to use to keep you safer while using the Internet. Learn to keep a computer free from malware, secure a home network, protect against identity theft and fraud, set up parental controls and mobile devices, and shop online more securely. There is information for small businesses, including tips on assessing your office’s risk, protecting your customers, and training your employees.

FTC website offers information on Medical Identity Theft

IRS Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2013

SIPC Protection for your Investments - Last updated March 2013

Identity Theft: Deter, Detect, Defend - Last updated August 2012