Again — IdentityForce does a commendable job with the aforementioned core protections. They keep an eye on your credit scores, your bank accounts, and scan the dark web to make sure your information isn’t popping up where it shouldn’t. Similar to Identity Guard, though, IdentityForce also takes their protections a significant step further for couples, albeit in a different direction.
When we reviewed IdentityForce, we found them to be far more focused on the financial side of things. Not only do they offer triple-bureau credit monitoring with their premier plans, but they also offer a detailed credit score simulator that will help couples increase their scores or recover from financial hardship. You’ll get to see exactly what will happen should you, say, reduce your credit card debt by 30 percent or file for bankruptcy (here’s a hint — do everything you can to not file for bankruptcy.)
Add to that a robust “resources” section that can help you better understand mortgage qualifications, refinancing, auto leasing, and debt consolidation, among other things. This is all really helpful stuff for couples looking to take their finances to the next level.
Did You Know? A lot of people think identity theft only occurs in digital spaces, but that’s simply not true. There are “old school” identity thieves who love rifling through mailboxes and trash bins for discarded personal information. Thankfully, IdentityForce offers solicitation reduction, too. This helps prevent your sensitive information from making its way into the world.
Spend a lot of time on social networks? Identity Force has you covered there as well. They offer some of the most powerful social media monitoring on the market today, scanning your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube accounts for inappropriate activity, malware and phishing attempts, impersonation, and account hacking activity.
Finally, IdentityForce recently added their white-glove restoration services to the whole family, making recovery and remediation from identity theft available for any family member in the primary account holder’s household, including parents, siblings, children, and spouses. Great news if you’re looking for comprehensive coverage in one place.
Like many services on the market, IdentityForce offers different packages at different price points. Check out our IdentityForce services and pricing guide to learn what would work for your partnership and your budget.
So that about does it for our recommendations for the best identity theft protections for couples. Now that we’ve answered the question of “how should we protect ourselves,” we want to address the “why?”
