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Archive for: July, 2009

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 31/07/2009 | 2064 views

Spying is Alive and Well, Could Lead to Identity Theft

Most people assume that corporate espionage is just James Bond stuff. However, according to USA Today, even small and medium businesses are at risk. Spying has been going on since the beginning of time, and it’s alive and well today. In most cases, spying starts because a person or entity needs or wants information that is otherwise kept conf... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 29/07/2009 | 2458 views | 4 comments

Protecting email While Traveling From Identity Theft

You’re traveling on business or vacation and you log into a public computer to check your email. You enter your credentials, read a few emails, delete some spam, fire off a note to a colleague at work, and log out. You think nothing of it, but before you know it, your email account has been hijacked. Your friends, family and business assoc Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 29/07/2009 | 1947 views

Child Identity Theft Victims

Jason Truxel was denied a mortgage because of bad credit. He had no idea that his credit scores were low, so he pulled his credit reports. He discovered a tremendous amount of debt, and accounts he had never opened. One such account showed that a credit card had been opened in his name when he was 13 years old. Jason found out the hard way that he ... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 27/07/2009 | 1926 views

A Whac A Mole Approach to Preventing Identity Theft

Computerworld does a great job of aligning the childhood arcade game of Whac-A-Mole and information security. “If you’ve ever played the silly, maddening game known as “Whac-A-Mole,” you know what futility feels like. As you smack one mole with the mallet, up pops another one. Their speed and number escalates as you flail aw... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 25/07/2009 | 1664 views

Sir John Sawers; Social Media Privacy and Personal Security

Privacy issues and identity theft in social media are a growing concern. Most people who post their personal information about themselves do not recognize the potential consequences of their actions, or maybe they simply don’t care if their entire life is an open book. Ask yourself, should the director of the United States Central Intelligen... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation