Posts Tagged ‘hackers’
IN THE HEADLINES: Sanitary District Has to Sue to Get Stolen Money Back
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 7, 2010
This isn’t the first time that I’ve talked about the notion of “zero liability” and the false sense of security it can create about victim responsibility and liability if money is removed from their accounts in a cyber attack. Most financial institutions now offer some form of zero liability that promises to quickly reimburse any [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Cybercrooks Getting Younger, but Not Smarter
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 25, 2010
Two eighteen-year-olds appeared in a British court in early August accused of running their own online black market in everything an identity thief would need to own your identity. And they might still be running it today, unchallenged, if they hadn’t made so many blundering mistakes. The two teens, along with some other accomplices, were [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Security Secrets the Bad Guys Don’t Want You to Know
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 6, 2010
At least that was the headline from a recent PC World article on, of all things, security secrets the bad guys don’t want you to know. I’m not sure if anyone really knows what the bad guys want, other than your money, or someone’s money, but the article does provide a good refresher on some [...]
In the Headlines: Hotels Are Hotbeds for Credit Card Scams
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 16, 2010
As you prepare for your long-awaited, and probably well-deserved summer vacation, be aware that thieves are looking forward to your vacation, too. The New York Times recently did a story that highlighted a little known fact about credit card thefts – that hotels held the Number 1 spot for credit card hacking last year, more [...]
The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #012 — iPad Precautions
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 8, 2010
Welcome to the IDGuardian Podcast. These audio and video columns can be listened and or viewed to in a variety of ways: Through the blog via the media player found in this blogpost Through a manual download by clicking on the “Download” link By subscribing through iTunes This episode features Neal O’Farrell, an expert on [...]
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