Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● April 27, 2010
Everyone needs to pay very close attention to Facebook’s recent announcement that Facebook applications and external third-party websites will be allowed to use and store users’ information unless you revoke permission. Since the default setting is now to allow Facebook to share your name, profile picture, gender, and connections,; external sites like Yelp and Pandora can use your information to customize their functionality [...]
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Posted by: Matt Sarrel in: ● April 26, 2010
Health care reform has been in the news a lot lately, primarily because Congress has passed a historic healthcare reform bill. At the same time, the government is using Recovery Act money to initiate large-scale health information systems projects where doctors, hospitals, insurance agencies, and the government itself will ultimately store and share sensitive patient [...]
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technology,
vendors
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● April 23, 2010
Spam keeps getting worse According to the latest State of Spam report from security firm Symantec, spam now accounts for nearly 90% of all email in circulation. I could say “all email received” but in reality most email users only get a fraction of the spam email actually sent to them – because of good [...]
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● April 16, 2010
Bogus Ikea gift card scams thousands of Facebook users (Or how to scam 5,000 unwary users every hour!) More than 100,000 Facebook users have admitted falling victim to yet another Facebook scam promising to give something away for free but instead taking away something valuable. The scam began a couple of weeks ago with a [...]
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● April 14, 2010
With graduation season closing in, we have presented commentary on the graduate’s Social Media and Credit Footprints, long-lasting impressions that can make an impact on a person’s reputation particularly in the working world. If you are graduating, or know someone who is about to take that walk to accept academic accolades, extend to them this [...]
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Javelin Strategy & Research,
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prevention,
professional sector,
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security,
Social Media,
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TMI
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● April 8, 2010
Administrators’ Note: With the Income Tax deadline closing in and today being “Tax Tip Thursday” we asked Neal O’Farrell to return to his earlier posting concerning Tax Scams. Enjoy this revamped edition of “The Taxman Cometh (and Identity Thieves are not far behind)” complete with our own tips in staying safe before and after the [...]
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safety,
scam
Posted by: Michael Stanfield in: ● April 6, 2010
In a recent posting, we advised college graduates to take a serious look at their social profiles with a particular focus on existing accounts with social networking sites. Now we turn our focus to credit profiles, and the relevance they play in job searches, new purchases, and house rentals or buying. Credit is and will [...]
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