Identity thief protection

When I was new here in the US, I can recall my husband said to me that I need to be careful with my personal information because there are so many identity thieves out there. And he said that I need to have identity theft protection so I am assured my identity will be safe. He also reminded me that I need to make extra careful with joining anything online since there are so many intruders over the internet. With that, I’ve got so scared since I didn’t know what I was doing before. Anyway, it is always nice to guard one’s identity and be on guard with those identity thieves!