Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● November 18, 2011
I’ve always been a fan of the smart folks at CNET, especially for their straight talk on security issues. And while I’ve written many times about all the easy things you can do to protect your computer and everything on it, I thought it might help if you heard it from someone else too. So [...]
Posted by: Matt Sarrel in: ● August 11, 2011
UPDATE: On August 10 2011, the police in London finally took action. Dick Fedorcio, the longtime director of public affairs at Scotland Yard, has been placed on extended leave until the criminal inquiries are concluded. Mr. Fedorcio, an 11 year veteran of “the yard”, has been widely criticized for hiring Neil Wallis, a former deputy [...]
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Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● July 29, 2011
Neal O’Farrell is a name that you all have grown to know through IDGuardian. He is a man of many accomplishments, including the founding of the Identity Theft Council, a grassroots organization formed to help local law enforcement combat identity theft. He is a man of many answers to your questions concerning cybercrime and identity [...]
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● December 20, 2010
You constantly hear around this holiday season things like “Has it really been a year?” or “Hard to believe we’re already at the end of the year…” but looking back on the postings, the podcasts, and the headlines we have shared with you, it is hard to believe that a year has passed, and what [...]
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Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 13, 2010
We’re losing the battle against identity theft. After more than a decade of growing consumer awareness, a barrage of new laws and regulations, and impressive advancements in security, the bad guys appear to be gaining ground. And the latest study from Javelin Research seems to support this, concluding that more than 11 million Americans fell [...]
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Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 23, 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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