 Whether you are donating money to charitable organizations or by purchasing items online at fraudulent websites, your credit card information has a higher chance of becoming compromised. During the holiday season, it is important to take the proper steps so you can avoid identity theft and prevent your credit cards from becoming stolen. Especially for anybody associated with the military, it's important that you have or try to maintain as good credit as possible. We've seen cases where people's identities have been stolen and they wasn't aware of it so they weren't able to renew their security clearance and that could potentially lead to the loss of your job or the loss of funds. Just be more vigilant. Your car could be broken into, packages could be stolen, so be more vigilant with your personal security and that's important as well. For more information about protecting your credit cards, visit your Command Financial Specialist.