Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 30, 2011
At this time every year, security experts around the world can be guaranteed to do at least two things: reflect on the past year, the major security events and troubling trends, and what we’ve learned; and look forward to the next year with a whole host of security predications. And probably none of them good. [...]
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● December 19, 2011
In Part One of our Parenting for a Digital Native series, we took a moment to lock down our Apple device of choice —iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch — so that younger Digital Native would not have access to content far from being child-friendly, as well as preventing certain sensitive data to be shared without [...]
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● December 12, 2011
My child, the Digital Native. Her grandfather (my dad) is constantly amazed at what she can accomplish on the iPad. He claims it’s because the apple (pardon the pun) isn’t falling far from the tree. “I can’t do what you do,” my Dad tells me often. “You just sit behind a computer and just figure [...]
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Adaptive Mobile,
Apple,
child safety,
digital native,
geotagging,
iPad,
iPhone,
iPod Touch,
location,
location services,
mobile devices,
passcode,
security,
smartphones,
Wall Street Journal
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● March 11, 2011
March ushers in warmer temperatures, a deep-seeded passion for college hoops, and a change from the bleakness of Winter to something brighter and livelier. March also means students begin planning for their Spring Break destinations. Some may head down south to Key West or even further into the tropics. Some may set their week-long respite [...]
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American Society of Travel Agetns,
Android,
BBB,
Better Business Bureau,
credit,
credit protection,
Expedia,
hotel,
iPad,
iPhone,
Orbitz,
passport,
PII,
Priceline,
scams,
Spring Break,
students,
travel,
U.S. Department of State,
U.S. Tour Operators Association
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● January 10, 2011
Welcome to the New Year! Around this time resolutions are made (and forgotten) and people are working on mastering their “big gift” from the holidays. If your Wish List included items from the Top Ten Most Wanted of 2010 Christmas Gifts, chances are you found an iPad under your tree, or an iPhone, Droid, or [...]
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Android,
Christmas,
data,
Droid,
Find My iPhone,
holiday,
iPad,
iPhone,
iTag,
McAfee,
personal data,
PII,
security,
smartphone,
technology,
theft,
WaveSecure
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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Apple,
caution,
crime,
Facebook,
hackers,
information,
internet security,
iPad,
malware,
personal security,
phishing,
scams,
theft
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 11, 2010
iPad owners targeted by hackers It was just a few weeks ago that security experts announced the first ever virus targeted at an Apple iPad, only to admit very quickly that it wasn’t really targeted at the iPad but iPad owners. There’s always a time lag between the launch of an exciting new product and [...]
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caution,
Facebook,
hackers,
hijacking,
international,
iPad,
malware,
Neal O' Farrell,
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SEO,
social networking,
spam,
Trojan,
World Cup
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