Welcome to the Vermont State College
Security and Identity protection website

This site contains information on how to protect yourself from identity theft as well as what to do if your personal information becomes exposed or if you actually become a victim of identity theft.  Links to additional information can be found under the Resources.

What is Identify Theft?

Identity theft occurs when someone uses another person's personal information such as name, Social Security number, driver's license number, credit card number or other identifying information to take on that person's identity in order to commit fraud or other crimes.