Subscribe to LifeLock or a similar credit monitoring service to provide added protection. The alternative is a credit freeze where you lock all entry to your house so that no one can enter without your pre-approval. The delayed alarm systems (credit monitoring services such as LifeLock, Transunion Credit Monitoring or Experian CreditWorks) cost between $120 and $360 every year. The actual locking of doors and windows (credit freeze) costs you somewhere between $0 and $30 - a one-time fee. First, the registration website has been overwhelmed since the Equifax breach news which makes for frustrating outages and a difficult registration process.

Source: Forbes October 02, 2017 16:30 UTC