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Archive for: November, 2010

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 22/11/2010 | 2115 views

What Security Issues Should You Worry About?

First thing I tell my seminar attendees is “The chances of anything bad ever happening to you is very slim. So don’t worry about. However you should still put these systems in place.” Are you a helicopter parent? An “alarmist”? Or Chicken Little: The sky is falling, the sky is falling! I heard somewhere along the line... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 16/11/2010 | 2449 views

CO. Supreme Court Using a Stolen SS Number is Not ID Theft

I feel like my head is going to explode. The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled “that using someone else’s Social Security number is not identity theft as long as you use your own name with it.” The defendant in this particular case had admitted to using a false Social Security number on an application for a car loan, and to find ... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 15/11/2010 | 2150 views | 2 comments

Using Video To Catch a Nasty Neighbor

Living in the Northeast has its pros and cons. We have the four seasons, great food, entertainment, sports, everything is at your fingertips, and for me it’s where business gets done. Drawbacks include lots of congestions, crime, traffic, bad attitudes and nasty neighbors. Most people I know have a neighbor they are in some kind of entanglem... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 11/11/2010 | 2390 views

Criminal Hackers: The Soldiers of the Web Mob

Today’s criminal hackers are very different than those who hacked for fun and fame a decade ago. Every week, I see stories about more criminals in faraway lands, making millions from various scams, emptying the bank accounts of small businesses or draining the financial reserves of entire towns. High-tech crimes can be committed by lone indi... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 06/11/2010 | 2032 views | 2 comments

Botnets Turn Your PC into A Zombie

A botnet is a group of Internet-connected personal computers that have been infected by a malicious application, which allows a hacker to control the infected computers without alerting the computer owners. Since the infected PCs are controlled remotely by a single hacker, they are known as bots, robots, or zombies. Consumers’ and small busi... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation