From the “least they could do” files the US VA has announced they are offering free credit analysis for 26.5 million veterans affected by the loss of personal data.
Until a routine security audit is approved, the agency will hand over the data, which was breached as a result of a laptop theft, to ID Analytics. The California-based company, which specialises in identity risk management, will look for patterns of misuse.
ID Analytics said it is offering its service to veterans for free in an effort to get out the word on its new technology.
Using its own Graph Theoretic Anomaly Detection technology, ID Analytics promises to trace and map the life of any identity it is given, as well as of identities or institutions associated with that individual. It then analyses the map for anomalous activity in behaviour patterns.
At least it’s one positive step.
[tags]VA, Data Security, ID Analytics, Free Credit Monitoring[/tags]
