Expert offers tips to fight ID theft, fraud

Click to read full story by Andrew Goodridge, The Daily Sentinel

Identity theft, computer fraud and other electronic crimes are a growing problem around the world, and Nacogdoches is not immune to the threat, according to Tim Leonard, vice president at Commercial Bank of Texas.

Pictured is Tim Leonard speaking at the Nacogdoches County Chamber Fourth Friday Luncheon.

Leonard's presentation at the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce's Fourth Friday luncheon, titled "I.D. Theft 2009: Arming you with the knowledge to fight identity theft and fraud," covered a wide range of topics aimed at protecting local business owners and citizens from a number of high-tech dangers. Leonard is a Microsoft certified systems engineer, Cisco certified network associate and Encase certified computer forensics examiner, and he also serves as chief information and security officer at the bank.