Identity Theft
IAPP Panel Discusses BYOD and the “Technology Divorce”
Posted on May 15 2013 by mbruemmer
Tweet As mobile technology continues to dominate the workplace, look for more organizations to adopt “bring your own device” programs to stay competitive. If your organization falls into this category, how will you protect your data? And just as importantly, how will you control your employees’ activities on their devices? This was the subject of [...]
Controversial Cyber Security Bill Passes The House
Posted on May 07 2013 by ofonseca
Tweet Despite President Obama’s January signing of an Executive Order (EO) which outlines national cyber security policies in protecting U.S. companies and government agencies against cyber threats, the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) was passed in a 288-127 House vote sending it now to the Senate.¹ CISPA supporters say the act will [...]
Tips to save your reputation following a big data breach
Posted on Apr 23 2013 by mbruemmer
Tweet The advent of big data and consequently, the task of collecting and analyzing it, can reap many benefits for organizations looking for deeper insight. We create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data daily1 in all aspects of everyday life. Organizations can use this data to increase productivity, provide more value to customers, or patients and [...]
Cybercriminals Aim For A New Target
Posted on Mar 19 2013 by mbruemmer
Tweet Bank employees have recently usurped their customers as the preferred target of cybercriminals in the financial industry according to the FBI and other finance member organizations who last month issued fraud alert warnings to banking institutions. The latest data breach trend by cyberthieves is to use hacking methods such as spam, phishing, keyloggers and [...]
Three things you should never do to identity theft victims
Posted on Aug 21 2012 by bkrenek
Tweet Medical identity theft is no longer some obscure phrase spoken primarily in data security circles. It’s quickly becoming a household term for millions of Americans who’ve become a victim or know someone victimized by identity theft. In fact, 90% of the respondents in a recent study knew the definition of medical identity theft this [...]
Infographic: The state of identity theft
Posted on Jun 11 2012 by mbruemmer
Tweet A nationwide look at consumers’ identity theft complaints based on FTC reports. Tweet
ITRC report identifies top three data breach triggers
Posted on May 07 2012 by ofonseca
Tweet For a company, a data breach can seem like it comes out of the blue. Yet, according to analysis by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), the three primary causes of data breaches have remained the same since 2009: Hacking Data on the move Insider theft ITRC has been releasing an annual Breach Report since [...]
Students and cyber defense
Posted on Feb 07 2012 by bkrenek
This vulnerability, combined with the fact that stealing personal information from minors can go undetected for years, is just part of the reason why minors are 51 times more likely to suffer from identity theft than adults.
Five top trends in security threats
Posted on Jan 31 2012 by ofonseca
Just as technology is continuously evolving, so are the wily ways in which fraudsters circumvent the safeguards for changing technologies. Symantec’s study Internet Security Threat Report offers a review of where cyber thieves are finding new opportunities and, accordingly, where experts believe the thorniest security trouble spots lie.
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