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IN THE HEADLINES: A father fights for a son’s identity

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 25, 2011

A few weeks ago I wrote about an eye-opening study into the abuse of Social Security numbers in America, and how innocent victims are not only being harmed by heartless thieves and crooks, but also by a system that is rapidly breaking down. Kids and teens are increasingly vulnerable to identity theft, and the non-profit [...]

IN THE HEADLINES: Data Breaches and Your Bank

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 6, 2011

Reading an interesting article in Bank Info Security about data breaches at banks throughout 2010, and there’s some good news and some bad news to report. Let’s start with the good news. Citing research from the Identity Theft Resource Center, there were eight fewer reported date breaches at banks in 2010 than in 2009. Any [...]

IN THE HEADLINES: Banks bombarded by Cyber Attacks

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● November 19, 2010

When it comes to security, it seems like banks just can’t catch a break. You’re probably familiar with the war taking place between banks and Trojans, a nasty new generation of malware that has wreaked havoc on bank security. And as if they didn’t have enough to worry about, skimming attacks on bank ATMs are [...]

IN THE HEADLINES: Are Consumers THAT WORRIED about Online Security?

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 26, 2010

The Identity Theft Resource Center in San Diego recently announced the findings of a study it conducted into how worried consumers are about the security of online transactions. Here are some of their findings: 87% of respondents expressed significant concern about having their credit card information stolen or having merchants lose personal and financial information [...]


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