(BPT) - Are you an active-duty service member or military spouse planning a permanent change of station? Now is the time to protect your family's information online.
A third of the military — nearly half a million families — make a PCS move every year. According to the Federal Trade Commission, active-duty service members are three times more likely to be victims of digital theft than the general public.
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