Question

Marla Staples is concerned with identity theft. One of the ways that she can protect her information from leaking out to the wrong hands is to: limit her purchases with vendors that she knows do not store her information in a database. limit her travels to only the U.S. because identity theft is an international problem. avoid all e-commerce transactions because this is the only type of buying transaction where websites and others handle sensitive, personal information. install antivirus software, firewalls, and anti-spyware software on her computer.

Answer 1

Answer: Install antivirus software, firewalls, and anti-spyware software on her computer.

Explanation:

Marla's computer is the most likely place where people can gain access to her personal information for use to propagate identity theft. Personal computers have all sorts of personal information such as scanned copies of birth certificates, academic achievements, photographs, bank statements and the like. If the security on a personal computer is breached, it could be quite harmful.

For this reason Marla should install antivirus software, firewalls, and anti-spyware software on her computer to protect it from unwanted access from everyone including people who would use her information for the wrong reasons.