Posts Tagged ‘internet security’
IN THE HEADLINES: 10 Security Threats You Might Not Know About
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 24, 2012
If you’re a regular reader of this blog then you’ll probably be familiar with some of the more common security threats, like phishing emails, banking Trojans, and drive-by downloads. But in an effort to educate consumers about some serious risks they might not know about, a web site called Security News Daily has compiled a [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Lessons Learned from the Zappos Hack
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 23, 2012
As facts become clearer about the recent massive hacking attack on online retailer Zappos, experts are speculating on exactly what the hackers will do with that mountain of data. The attack happened about a week ago and the company admitted that hackers had managed to steal the personal information of as many as 24 million [...]
VIDEO REPLAY: Concerns for Small Businesses (with Neal O’Farrell)
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 18, 2011
Continuing this week’s attention to National Small Business Week, IDGuardian has stepped back into its video archives to present a special video replay of Neal O’Farrell and his advice for small businesses and strategies against identity theft, credit fraud, and security breaches. These audio and video columns can be listened and or viewed to in [...]
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 [...]
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