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Reflections from a Black Hat Hackers’ Conference (Part One)

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 – [...]

The Big “Phish” That Got Away (Thankfully)

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● February 3, 2010

Yesterday started with a stir across the popular social network, Twitter, as Mashable.com (with the help of blogger Andrew Girdwood) put its users on high alert: Numerous Twitter users are pointing out that Twitter forced them to change their passwords out of the blue. According to blogger Andrew Girdwood, these users have received an e-mail [...]

The Tax Man Cometh (and identity thieves are not far behind)

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

Is it just me or does it feel like tax time was not that long ago? The taxing season is upon us again and one group of citizens is just giddy with excitement. No, not tax preparers. For identity thieves, tax time is one of the best and busiest times of the year as they [...]

Welcome to the IDGuardian Podcast. You can download and enjoy these audio and video columns either: 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 expert on cybercrime and identity theft. [...]

WARNING: Facebook Scam

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● December 14, 2009

If you are on Facebook (as are over 300 million people in the world) then you are used to receiving a variety of notifications of different things happening within your network, such as photo tagging, status comments, and friend requests. Nothing unusual about that, unless you receive something like this… …on an account other than [...]

Saving Facebook: Perspectives on New Privacy Policies

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 14, 2009

Like most Facebook users, last week as I checked my Facebook page, up popped a message announcing some changes to Facebook’s privacy rules. And like most users I know, I just clicked on the Skip button and moved on to the interesting stuff.  But I won’t be able to skip for long. Facebook announced last [...]

The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #005 — Threats Facing Consumers Online

Posted by: Jerry Thompson in: ● December 9, 2009

Welcome to the IDGuardian Podcast. These audio and video columns can be listened 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 Sky Inc. White [...]

Identity Safety for Your Teens

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● December 7, 2009

In our previous posting, we looked at the dangers of Identity Theft for our kids. We asked the tough questions about how prepared our children are, and considered the scary notion of just how vulnerable children can be to fraud, scams, and identity theft. The tips we offered could be applied to any age of [...]

Identity Safety for Your Child

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● November 30, 2009

The holiday’s bring out feelings of commonwealth, community, and goodwill.   For those of you joining us here at IDGuardian.com, we hope that you have benefited from the security tips and tactics discussed here every week. But what about kids?  Does your child have a shredder in their room? (Considering the last hairdo your child performed [...]

Welcome to the IDGuardian Podcast. These audio and video columns can be listened 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 expert on cybercrime [...]


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