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Following Young Indiana Jones: International Travel with Kids (Part II)

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● August 9, 2010

Last week, we reviewed a checklist of items needed to cover with kids (from toddlers to teens) before traveling internationally. In these blogposts, ID Guardian offers a series of checklists for when your kids fly and travel internationally. So far, we have run down the checklist for how to prepare for the trip. Now comes [...]

IN THE HEADLINES: Can you Spot the Fake Facebook Page

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 30, 2010

If the best minds in our military intelligence community can’t spot a very obvious fake Facebook page, do you think you can do any better? The Washington Times recently exposed how a security consultant created a fake Facebook page for a pretty but non-existent young woman called Robin Page, who claimed she was a “cyber [...]

IN THE HEADLINES: Your Top 10 Social Networking Risks

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 27, 2010

At last, it’s here. The list you’ve been waiting so long for (at least I have). A major network security company has just released what it regards as the Top 10 risks you can expect if you’re a fan of social networking. Now I have to caution you, so you’re not too disappointed, that the [...]

IN THE HEADLINES: Unemployment Woes Can Be a Boom for Identity Thieves

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 22, 2010

The more desperate job hunters become, the more risks they may be prepared to take. That often means providing potential employers or recruiters with a wealth of personal information, including name, home address, date and place of birth, entire work history and even Social Security numbers. If you’re hunting for a job, providing this kind [...]

Candid Kids Can Be Safe, Too

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● July 12, 2010

Kids are so darn cute. This cuteness can be completely out of control when a camera — be it video or still — comes into play. Whether it is in their infancy when you catch a magic moment, or a few years later when they ham it up for the photo, kids and cameras can [...]

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 [...]

 

Identity Theft Targeting the Elderly

Posted by: Anne Wallace in: ● June 21, 2010

A national law enforcement official who oversees a program to protect the elderly recently told us that fraud against older people is on the increase. We see these heart-breaking cases everyday at ITAC: older people victimized by a con artist, family member or friend. They take advantage of the older person’s loneliness, generosity, and in [...]

The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #010 — Social Media Safety Tips

Posted by: Jerry Thompson in: ● June 9, 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 Jerry Thompson, co-founder of White [...]

 

Identity Theft: The Game Has Changed

Posted by: Jerry Thompson in: ● May 3, 2010

If you are not already aware of this fact, let me state it plain and simple: The days when hackers were only interested in your bank and brokerage account user names and passwords just to clean out your accounts are long gone. Oh, they’re still out there; but there is a very robust market for [...]

Footprints to a College Graduate’s Profile (Part III)

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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