Today's Date: March 19, 2024
Smarter AI for All: Lenovo Unveils Hybrid AI Solutions that Deliver the Power of Tailored Generative AI to Every Enterprise and   •   EverWind Fuels Praises Historic Canada-Germany Agreement to Sell Canadian Green Hydrogen   •   UL Solutions and SINAI Technologies Join Forces to Help Customers Enhance Decarbonization and ESG Performance and Reporting   •   Carlisle Companies to Acquire MTL Holdings, a Leader in Edge Metal and Non-Insulated Architectural Wall Systems   •   NAREB PREPARES MEMBERS FOR MAJOR CHANGES TO HOME SALES AGENT COMMISSIONS AFTER LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT   •   Center for Disease Analysis Foundation Announces First Round of Grantees for the CDAF-Relink Grant   •   Statement by Minister Qualtrough on the Closing of the 2024 Arctic Winter Games in the Mat-Su Valley, Alaska   •   Using Banuba SDKs Gives Businesses an Advantage in the Case of TikTok Ban   •   New ASEAN Energy and ACTUAL Sign Cooperation Agreement to Develop Net-Zero Plan for the New $5B USD Pengerang Energy Complex   •   Mitsubishi Electric Named to CDP Supplier Engagement Leader   •   College of Saint Mary Selects YuJa Enterprise Video Platform as Campuswide Media Creation and Distribution Solution   •   SBS TO RECEIVE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT FROM VOZ MEDIA   •   Consumers Energy Expands MI Clean Air, Allowing Customers to Offset Carbon Emissions   •   Hyundai Showcases Refined-Rugged SUV Experience in New Asian American Campaign for the All-New Santa Fe   •   TM Associates Announces Grand Opening of Luxury Affordable Apartment Community in DC, MDXL Flats Apartments   •   EarthX to Feature Benji Backer, Author of "The Conservative Environmentalist," at Upcoming Congress of Conferences   •   Mbanq and The Financial Policy Council to Host: “Business Banking Battles – Big Value in the Face of Bank Industry T   •   Spire Global to Enhance AI-Driven Weather Prediction in Collaboration with NVIDIA   •   Cadence and NVIDIA Unveil Groundbreaking Generative AI and Accelerated Compute-Driven Innovations   •   UNLOCK SPRING LEARNING: THE TOY ASSOCIATION™'S NEW STEAM ACCREDITED TOY LIST OFFERS 25 ENGAGING TOYS FOR KIDS
Bookmark and Share

Aura and Blue Star Families expand efforts to reverse disproportionate rate of cybercrime affecting military families

Aura and Blue Star Families expand efforts to reverse disproportionate rate of cybercrime affecting military families

PR Newswire

Active-duty service members are 76 percent more likely than the average adult to experience digital theft, per FTC data

BOSTON, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Aura, the leader in intelligent safety for consumers, and Blue Star Families, the nation's largest grassroots military family support organization, announced the next evolution of their partnership. The expanded collaboration aims to address the higher-than-average rates of identity theft, fraud and other types of digital attacks among active-duty service members, Veterans and their families.

Last year, military consumers reported a 20 percent increase (209,999 vs. 174,720 in 2020) in incidents of identity theft, fraud and other digital crime, costing them $267M (up 118 percent from $122M in 2020). The FTC has reported that active-duty service members are 76 percent more likely than the average adult to experience digital theft, which AARP research suggests could be tied to this community being targeted specifically for military-related services or benefits. 

"This community has made tremendous sacrifices to protect our country, civil liberties and freedoms," said Aura Founder and CEO Hari Ravichandran. "It's only fitting to recognize that sacrifice by helping to protect the digital lives of our heroes in uniform and their families."

In their second year of the partnership, Aura will work with Blue Star Families to offer educational resources and intelligent safety tools to the organization's more than 1.5 million military family members, including a comprehensive digital safety guide for those managing a Permanent Change of Station (PCS), suggestions for navigating children's online safety and its connection to family security, as well as guidance tailored to the unique needs and circumstances of Veterans.

"The rate of cybercrime and financial loss experienced by military families is a massive disparity that requires addressing," said Blue Star Families Founder and CEO Kathy Roth-Douquet. "Aura has illustrated a deep understanding of the unique circumstances of military life that may lead to this disparity, as well as an ability to address those nuances in the resources being provided to our member base. We look forward to continuing our partnership this year and in the future, working together to help protect the people who keep our country safe each and every day."

These efforts build upon Aura's existing commitment to the military community, including the company's May 2022 launch of a discount and digital hub for active-duty service members, Veterans and their families, complimentary access to Aura's all-in-one digital security app, and volunteer opportunities for Aura's more than 750 employees.

For free access to military-specific digital safety guides, resources and discounted tools, please visit aura.com/military.

About Aura

Aura, the leader in intelligent safety solutions, provides all-in-one digital protection for consumers. We understand that the online safety needs of each individual are unique and require a personalized solution. By bringing together security, privacy and parental controls on an intelligent platform, Aura makes adaptive and proactive digital safety accessible to everyone. Visit www.aura.com.

About Blue Star Families

Blue Star Families is the nation's largest grass-roots military family support organization, with a mission to support military families to improve military readiness. Its distinctive approach builds stronger communities around military families through knowledge and programs that address the unique needs of those who serve. Blue Star Families' nationally recognized surveys and analysis give military families an important voice that informs policymakers and its military family programs. It uses the power of its collective resources and cross-sector collaborations to make a difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of members of military families to strengthen the troops, their families, and our nation as a whole. For more information, visit bluestarfam.org.

Cision View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aura-and-blue-star-families-expand-efforts-to-reverse-disproportionate-rate-of-cybercrime-affecting-military-families-301605474.html

SOURCE Aura



Back to top
| Back to home page
Video

White House Live Stream
LIVE VIDEO EVERY SATURDAY
alsharpton Rev. Al Sharpton
9 to 11 am EST
jjackson Rev. Jesse Jackson
10 to noon CST


Video

LIVE BROADCASTS
Sounds Make the News ®
WAOK-Urban
Atlanta - WAOK-Urban
KPFA-Progressive
Berkley / San Francisco - KPFA-Progressive
WVON-Urban
Chicago - WVON-Urban
KJLH - Urban
Los Angeles - KJLH - Urban
WKDM-Mandarin Chinese
New York - WKDM-Mandarin Chinese
WADO-Spanish
New York - WADO-Spanish
WBAI - Progressive
New York - WBAI - Progressive
WOL-Urban
Washington - WOL-Urban

Listen to United Natiosns News