Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 17, 2010
Kevin Mitnick is probably one of the world’s most famous hackers, and spent nearly five years in jail after he was arrested for hacking into the computers and networks of some of America’s biggest companies. He has always said that his most powerful hacking tool was his mouth – he was simply able to talk [...]
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 [...]
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security,
travel,
TSA
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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phishing,
scams,
theft
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 [...]
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scam,
security
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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security,
Social Media,
social networking,
TMI,
Twitter
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● May 10, 2010
Teenage hacking is nothing new. Jonathan James was the first juvenile sent to prison for hacking, and was just 16 years old when he was sentenced to six months in prison in 2000 after he hacked into the computers of NASA’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency. In that same year, a 15-year-old Canadian hacker using the [...]
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MafiaBoy,
Neal O' Farrell,
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Tufin Technologies
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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professional sector,
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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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PII,
postal service,
prevention,
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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Javelin study,
Michael Stanfield,
PII,
safety,
security,
TMI
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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