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 [...]
The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #010 — Social Media Safety Tips [ 0:01 ] Download
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Facebook,
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identity,
identity theft,
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PII,
security,
Social Media,
social networking,
TMI,
Twitter
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 [...]
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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checklist,
credit card,
finances,
graduates,
graduation,
identity,
information,
Internet Safety,
internet security,
iPad,
Javelin Strategy & Research,
job search,
PII,
prevention,
professional sector,
safety,
security,
Social Media,
social media profile,
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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2010,
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Internal Revenue Service,
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mail fraud,
Neal O' Farrell,
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PII,
postal service,
prevention,
safety,
scam
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● March 31, 2010
People blog. That may sound like an obvious statement, but it is worth repeating. From TheFutureBuzz blog, the statistics from the beginning of 2009 were as follows: 133,000,000 blogs were indexed by Technorati (a search engine specific to searching blogs) since 2002 346,000,000 people globally read blogs (from comScore March 2008) An average of 900,000 [...]
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caution,
children,
communication,
exploitation,
Facebook,
GPS,
identity,
identity theft,
information,
Internet Safety,
internet security,
MySpace,
PII,
prevention,
safety,
security,
smartphone,
Social Media,
social networking,
statistics,
technology,
teens,
TMI,
tweens,
Twitter
Posted by: Michael Stanfield in: ● March 24, 2010
Millions of college graduates getting ready to embark upon the real world this year will find they are fighting for positions within an increasingly competitive job market. New suits, polished resumes, determination, optimism, and persistence can make all the difference in making it to the second interview… …but it’s that first interview that will prove [...]
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background check,
Facebook,
graduates,
graduation,
identity,
information,
interview,
Javelin Strategy & Research,
job hunt,
LinkedIn,
online identity,
online security,
photos,
PII,
reputation,
Social Media,
social networking,
students,
TMI,
Twitter
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● March 22, 2010
Hollywood, as we all know, loves to tap the vein of “trendy” for everything it’s worth. This is nothing new if you look back on the history of cinema. Silent films gave way to Talkies. Black and white eventually yielded to color. Cinemascope gave moviegoers a wider perspective on things. Horror movies like The Tingler [...]
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13th Street,
audience participation,
cinema,
communication,
foursquare,
GPS,
identity,
information,
Javelin Strategy & Research,
Javelin study,
Last Call,
mobile phone,
movies,
PII,
safety,
security,
smartphone,
TMI
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● March 3, 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, a nationally recognized [...]
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caution,
commerce,
credit card,
credit protection,
finances,
fraud,
identity,
identity theft,
Neal O' Farrell,
safety,
security
Posted by: Michael Stanfield in: ● February 22, 2010
The following special blog post is the conclusion of a note from Intersections VP, of Information Security, Tim Rohrbaugh. The second day of briefings was honestly a blur. I couldn’t help but focus on the ancillary details that each presenter offered. Each presenter – I managed to attend only one out of three tracks – [...]
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Black Hat,
bots,
caution,
DatalossDB,
Easern Europe,
fraud,
hackers,
identity,
identity theft,
information,
Internet Safety,
internet security,
Joseph Menn,
keylogging,
malware,
phishing,
prevention,
Russia,
safety,
scam,
security,
social networking,
spam,
spyware,
Trojan
Posted by: Michael Stanfield in: ● February 15, 2010
The following special blog post is the reproduction of a note from Intersections VP, of Information Security, Tim Rohrbaugh. OK, so I have been attending the so-called “hacker convention,” Black Hat, off and on since 1998. I usually look forward to the event as one does to the first day of the new year – [...]
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Black Hat,
cybercrime,
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identity,
identity theft,
Internet Safety,
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malware,
prevention,
safety,
security,
Trojan
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