Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 22, 2011
A new report by research firm Javelin Strategy and Research finds that most financial institutions still get a failing grade when it comes to keeping up with the security threats. This is now the seventh year that Javelin has published its report, comparing the security stance of the top 25 banks in America to a [...]
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 13, 2011
Research firm Javelin recently released its 7th Annual Card Issuer’s Identity Safety Scorecard, an annual report that takes a detailed look at all the precautions and steps the nation’s top credit card issuers take to protect their customers from identity theft and fraud. And the results were definitely mixed. Javelin’s methodology uses a points system [...]
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 16, 2011
To bring attention to this week being National Small Business Week, I have put together this blogpost concerning a recent study from Javelin Strategy & Research. This report takes a long, hard look at the impact of identity theft on small businesses; and the news isn’t encouraging. The Javelin study of more than 5,000 small [...]
Posted by: Michael Stanfield in: ● February 28, 2011
In February, Javelin Strategy & Research released their 2011 Identity Fraud Survey. Since 2003, Javelin Strategy & Research has conducted this survey in order to provide a detailed, comprehensive analysis of identity fraud so that consumers and businesses better understand methods for prevention, detection and resolution. The survey is comprised of a nationally representative sample [...]
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● February 21, 2011
According to the newly released 2011 Javelin Strategy & Research Identity Fraud Survey Report, identity fraud has dropped. After two years of a consistent rise, identity fraud victims in the United States fell by 28 percent. The Javelin Study suggests this drop is due to “…changes in the U.S. economy, increased efforts by law enforcement, [...]
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● February 17, 2011
Attending the RSA Conference this year is Steve Schwartz, Executive Vice President of Consumer Services at Intersections, Inc. Steve sat down with Tom Field, Editorial Director of Information Security Media Group, to discuss the 2011 Javelin Strategy & Research Identity Fraud Survey as well as the myths and realities of identity theft. This podcast is [...]
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 17, 2011
I read an article today in a Georgia newspaper that highlighted so much of the misconception that still exists around identity theft. The theme of the article was whether identity protection services were actually worth the money, but that’s not what I took issue with. (For the record I’m a fan of these services, as [...]
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 15, 2011
One of the toughest forms of identity theft to avoid is the one committed by people you’re supposed to be able to trust—family, friends and coworkers. Hardly surprising then that the recently published 2011 Identity Fraud Survey Report by Javelin Strategy & Research showed an increase in “friendly fraud” – fraud and identity theft committed [...]
Posted by: Michael Stanfield in: ● February 11, 2011
This week, Javelin Strategy & Research released their 2011 Identity Fraud Survey. Since 2003, Javelin Strategy & Research has conducted this survey in order to provide a detailed, comprehensive analysis of identity fraud so that consumers and businesses better understand methods for prevention, detection and resolution. The survey is comprised of a nationally representative sample [...]
Episode #016: Reflections (and Cautions) Concerning the 2011 Javelin Identity Fraud Survey [ 5:14 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download