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IN THE HEADLINES: Sanitary District Has to Sue to Get Stolen Money Back

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 7, 2010

This isn’t the first time that I’ve talked about the notion of “zero liability” and the false sense of security it can create about victim responsibility and liability if money is removed from their accounts in a cyber attack. Most financial institutions now offer some form of zero liability that promises to quickly reimburse any [...]

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 [...]

 

Weekly News Wrap-Up for 11 June 2010

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 [...]

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 [...]

Administrators’ Note: With the Income Tax deadline closing in and today being “Tax Tip Thursday” we asked Neal O’Farrell to return to his earlier posting concerning Tax Scams. Enjoy this revamped edition of “The Taxman Cometh (and Identity Thieves are not far behind)” complete with our own tips in staying safe before and after the [...]

The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #009 — An Action Plan

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● March 17, 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, a nationally recognized [...]

 

The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #008 — A Victim’s Story

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● March 3, 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, a nationally recognized [...]

 

The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #007 — Concerns with Small Businesses

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 17, 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, a nationally recognized [...]

 

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. [...]

 

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