Posts Tagged ‘internet security’
IN THE HEADLINES: Could You Be Spamming Yourself?
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 9, 2010
Security researchers recently discovered that more than 40% of the world’s spam is being churned out by just one culprit. The culprit is called the Rustock botnet, and may consist of millions of compromised computers, all press-ganged together to churn out an estimated 46 billion spam emails every single day. What’s more troubling, most of [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: How ITAC is Working to Help Protect Consumers from ID Theft
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● September 2, 2010
With new technology emerging, financial institutions are facing a growing number of privacy concerns for consumers and the institutions themselves. In this interview on bankinfosecurity.com with Anne Wallace, president of the Identity Theft Assistance Center, Wallace discusses: How banking institutions can better protect and educate consumers about identity theft; Why it is so critical to [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Security Secrets the Bad Guys Don’t Want You to Know
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 6, 2010
At least that was the headline from a recent PC World article on, of all things, security secrets the bad guys don’t want you to know. I’m not sure if anyone really knows what the bad guys want, other than your money, or someone’s money, but the article does provide a good refresher on some [...]
The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #012 — iPad Precautions
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 [...]
How Do You Know Your Antivirus Software is Working?
Posted by: Matt Hines in: ● June 28, 2010
How well is your antivirus software (AV) working today? Hopefully better than mine. Of course, I didn’t pay anything for mine, maybe that’s the problem; maybe not. Either way as I first sat down to write this blog on my work-issued (and far more heavily protected) laptop, my home PC – a nice fresh six-month [...]
Weekly News Wrap-Up for 18 June 2010
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 18, 2010
Can your business have its identity stolen? Identity theft is usually thought of as an individual, personal crime. While businesses often end up picking up the costs, thieves rarely focus on businesses as the target of their cloning. That’s changing. Identity theft is based on impersonation – stealing or otherwise acquiring information about a real [...]
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 [...]
The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #010 — Social Media Safety Tips: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadA Big Score in the Fight Against Identity Theft
Posted by: Anne Wallace in: ● May 17, 2010
This is National Police Week, an opportunity to acknowledge the sacrifice law enforcement officers and their families make on our behalf. The financial services companies that belong to ITAC, the Identity Theft Assistance Center, are especially grateful. We know it’s a difficult and dangerous job. Our members work with law enforcement everyday to keep you [...]
Profile of the Teenage Hacker
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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