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Archive for: April, 2012

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 30/04/2012 | 1506 views

Business Security Measures to Prevent Fake Twitter Accounts

Hacking a business Twitter account seems to be a favorite pastime for those wanting some kind of retribution and for others it’s just plain fun. Once the businesses Twitter account is hacked their reputation is sullied making them look like they aren’t protecting their client’s data either. In the past year NBC, Fox News, USA To... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 27/04/2012 | 1398 views

Watch Those Corporate Card Statements

Charges on corporate credit cards can often go unnoticed even when employees are submitting expense reports. Especially if the charges are small. The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit describing a criminal enterprise responsible for “micro charges,” fraudulent charges ranging from 20 cents to $10, to as many as one million credi... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 25/04/2012 | 1155 views | 1 comment

FCC and Carriers to Create Stolen Phone Consortium

Stolen phones are a big problem here in the US. Many are stolen in robberies. Robberies are, by definition, violent crimes, and there are many instances of robberies of mobile phones that resulted in serious injury or even death. TechNewsWorld reports “Ten years ago, mobile phone thefts accounted for about 8% of New York City’s overall... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 25/04/2012 | 1011 views | 1 comment

Employee ID Verification for Small Business

When hiring new employees the first concern is often “how good of an employee will they be” but in fact the first concern should be “are they actually who they say they are” because regardless of the nature of your business, an employee who isn’t actually who they say they are can wreak havoc on your business when ther... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 19/04/2012 | 2008 views

Business Data Breaches Key in Rise of ID Theft

The 2012 Identity Fraud Report: Social Media and Mobile Forming the New Fraud Frontier report released by Javelin Strategy & Research Data Breaches increasing and more damaging – “One likely contributing factor to the fraud increase was the 67 percent increase in the number of Americans impacted by data breaches compared to 2010. Ja... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation