Nowadays, we are used to using the Net to buy, network with acquaintances and family, and do business. All of these activities send our private and financial info flying round the Web. And, while you could be lucky enough to avoid any negative consequences, there are loads of people each year are not so fortunate - their info ends up in the hands of criminals. And even if that doesn’t happen to them directly, they will still have blips appear on their credit history that they don’t even know about. All of which is a strong reason for you to defend yourself with credit monitoring.