In these tough economic times, the last thing anyone would want to deal with is identity theft. It’s certainly not pleasant, and if you happen to be a victim, you’ll have to spend a lot of time fixing your credit and taking back what was stolen from you. That’s why identity theft protection services have become so popular in recent years. They take care of everything for you and provide you with innovative service to prevent you from becoming an ID theft victim. TrustedID is one of those top ID theft services that can keep your identity protected against future attacks.

TrustedID has just launched Identity Threat Score to provide you with even more information on your identity and its vulnerabilities. The Identity Threat Score will provide a gauge of an individual’s risk of identity theft by assessing millions of records on hundreds of public and private databases. The information is then analyzed to find out whether your information has been exposed.

Here is what TrustedID had to say about this new service:

The Identity Threat Score is a measure of your personal risk of identity theft. Your score can range from 0 – 500 and it provides an easy-to-understand way to gauge your risk and take the necessary steps to protect your identity. A lower score means that you are at a lower risk of identity theft, and conversely a higher score indicates that you are at a higher level of risk for identity theft.

TrustedID searches through millions of records on hundreds of public and private databases to locate information related to your identity. Our system uses advanced technology to analyze this information for patterns that could indicate you have been or are about to be a victim of identity theft.

Since your financial and personal information is constantly updated within these databases we will automatically re-calculate your score, so it is important to log into your account regularly to check for these updates. If you receive an alert that you have a medium or high score we recommend that you contact our Protection Specialists for steps to help improve your score. Once you have taken these actions you will be able to update your Identity Threat Score.

The Identity Threat Score is not a credit score, and neither score directly affects the other. While lenders do not look at a Threat Score during their credit evaluation, it is still important to check it periodically in order to keep yourself safe, since a stolen identity can lead to misuse of your personal information that can affect your credit score.

The service is provided to TrustedID customers free of charge. It’s designed to give you better protection against modern day threats against your identity. In these tough economic times, you can’t afford to leave yourself open to ID threats these days. All in all, if you are looking for an affordable service to keep your ID protected at all times, TrustedID is a decent service to try, and it just got that much better with the free ID Theft Score.