Company Receives Top Rating in PC World's Review of Identity Theft
Protection Providers
CHANTILLY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2008--Intersections Inc.
(NASDAQ:INTX), a leading global provider of consumer and corporate
identity risk management services, today released a major enhancement
to its IDENTITY GUARD(R) Total Protection service. The Company added
MOBILE LOCKBOX(SM), a feature that provides secure storage and access
to personal records and financial accounts via cell phone or PDA
making it convenient to monitor all of your financial records any
time.
According to Michael Stanfield, chairman and CEO of Intersections,
"Our service is named Total Protection because it monitors not only
your credit information but also your other financial records, your
computer, and watches for your sensitive information online and in
your financial accounts, whether you are at home or on the go. Total
Protection also provides software to protect your data and to protect
you against keylogging and other intrusive malware. Identity theft is
complex, and we have put a comprehensive solution at your fingertips."
IDENTITY GUARD was recently ranked number one among six leading
identity theft protection providers, by PC World magazine. IDENTITY
GUARD Total Protection, newly released on May 5th 2008, is stronger,
more robust and more comprehensive than the previous version reviewed
by PC World.
"We're proud of our top ranking, and our new service is even
better!" noted Mr. Stanfield, "Our comprehensive and high-quality
service has made us the world leader in identity theft protection.
Intersections protects over 8 million people and works with eight of
the top ten U.S. financial institutions. Identity thieves are getting
far more creative, particularly given the growth of on-line
transactions and opportunities to steal peoples' identities. Identity
theft is no longer just about stealing Social Security numbers or
credit card accounts; the thieves are now mining data from multiple
sources to create synthetic identities, take over accounts, and create
chaos."
MOBILE LOCKBOX uses revolutionary, secure, and easy-to-use
software allowing the user to store and access virtually any kind of
personal information anytime, anywhere via computer, cell phone or
PDA. The product securely stores usernames and passwords, banking
information, medical records, insurance documents and wills, even
photographs. MOBILE LOCKBOX also offers built-in e-mail and faxing
capabilities - along with customized financial transaction alerts -
enabling users to monitor their records while they're on the go.
IDENTITY GUARD Total Protection is the most comprehensive service
available. It not only helps consumers protect their credit from
identity theft, but also provides 360-degree protection on the
Internet, on PCs, or when traveling, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Consumers' most personal information - credit, financial, passwords,
Social Security numbers and more - are protected from the fastest
growing crime in the United States: identity theft.
Find out more about IDENTITY GUARD Total Protection at
www.identityguard.com.
About Intersections
Intersections Inc. (NASDAQ:INTX) is a leading global provider of
consumer and corporate identity risk management services. Its premier
identity theft, privacy, and consumer solutions are designed to
provide high value, revenue generating opportunities to its marketing
partners, including leading financial institutions, Fortune 100
corporations and other businesses. Intersections also markets full
identity theft protection solutions under its brand, IDENTITY
GUARD(R). Intersections' consumer identity theft protection services
actively safeguard more than 8 million consumers against identity
theft.
To address the growing threat of corporate fraud, Intersections
and its subsidiaries provide cutting edge identity risk management
solutions including:
-- Pre-employment background screening, provided domestically
through American Background Information Services, Inc., and
internationally through Control Risks Screening Limited
(London, United Kingdom) and Control Risks Screening PE
(Singapore).
-- Corporate brand protection, provided by Net Enforcers, Inc.
-- Security breach remediation, provided by Intersections to
enable companies to respond to security incidents and mitigate
potential damage to their employees, customers, and corporate
brands.
-- Software and data management, provided by Captira Analytical,
LLC to assist the bail bond industry in managing workflow and
data requirements.
To learn more about our services visit us at www.intersections.com