The upsurge of identity theft and the increasing cases of private details being acquired through illegal means have made information protection a thriving business. With the advancement of technology, identity theft has become one of the rapidly growing crimes in the United States.

Fortunately, individuals and companies have sought means to counter the threat of identity and information theft and the misuse of information. In today’s digital era, practical protection from identity theft has become one of the most important steps that individuals, unions and businesses can opt to do to keep families, their interests and properties from becoming the casualties of information theft.

Intelius, a company co-founded by Naveen Jain, is one of the leading companies in the information commerce industry. But while Intelius is known to give out information about people to their clients to make wise business decisions and map out corporate strategies, the company also offers identity theft protection and prevention services. The company’s main counter product for the identity theft, the IDWatch, alerts clients of suspicious activity regarding their identity in real time. IDWatch even made the news when Intelius offered the product at a lower price to 26.5 million veterans who were at risk of identity theft.

Lifelock, another identity protection-centered company, also thrives in the information protection industry. Led by Todd Davis, Lifelock’s Chief Executive Officer, the company’s main identity theft detection tool, eRecon™, scours the Internet for any instances where a client’s vital information surfaces and notifies the client way before any criminal act is done. Davis is so confident with the company’s system that he went as far as exposing his real social security number on his website. It was reported that someone did actually try to use his Social Security number to test LifeLock’s system and LifeLock was successful in that run.

TrustedID is also an information protection services company that has relative success in providing anti-ID theft services. Their product line is comprised of IDFreeze, Credit Lock and Data Breach Response. IDFreeze detects and alerts clients of any potential identity theft in action and stops the act immediately. Credit Lock ensures that clients’ credit report is not available to third parties without any permission from the client, providing maximum protection. The Data Breach Response services of TrustedID present complete solutions for corporations, organizations, and government agencies by providing extensive identity protection in the instance of any data breach. Scott Mitic, who is an identity theft expert, leads TrustedID as its CEO.

ReputationDefender, Inc. also provides quality information protection services and has a long list of products that caters to specific needs of individuals in terms of information protection. ReputationDefender, Inc. is a unique information protection provider as its products are more geared towards a client’s online information and online protection. The company’s product line includes MyChild, MyReputation, and MyPrivacy. ReputationDefender, Inc. is currently manned by CEO Michael Fertik, an experienced Internet merchant with a considerable background in the field of law.