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Interview with CEO Michael Stanfield and ID Theft Victim Ralph Domenick, Jr.

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● September 7, 2010

A story of identity theft turns into a mission to protect others Personal story of ID theft turns into warning From WMAR, Good Morning Maryland Talk to anyone who has been a victim of identity theft and they will tell you that getting your life back is so hard. You lose your identity, your credit, [...]

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 [...]

GAME ON, SHIELDS UP: Avoiding Identity Theft in Online Gaming

Posted by: Matt Sarrel in: ● August 30, 2010

It’s that time of year again when thoughts turn to the less-than-exciting and impending return to the grind of school and homework.  While our bodies are fully engaged in sunshine and playing outside, we’ll soon be engulfed in the busy worlds of academics, sports, and social life.  And video games.  Whether you turn to Wii, [...]

The ID Guardian Podcast — Episode #14: Multi-Layered Computer Protection

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 [...]

 

IN THE HEADLINES: Could Zeus Be the Biggest Threat Ever?

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 19, 2010

In a recent story on the growth of one of the most dangerous computer Trojans every discovered, tech magazine, Network World, opened with the line “Banks and antivirus powerless to stop attacks.” It’s been almost a year since I first started warning about the dangers of Zeus, a powerful banking Trojan that was wreaking havoc [...]

Identity Theft Targeting the Elderly

Posted by: Anne Wallace in: ● June 21, 2010

A national law enforcement official who oversees a program to protect the elderly recently told us that fraud against older people is on the increase. We see these heart-breaking cases everyday at ITAC: older people victimized by a con artist, family member or friend. They take advantage of the older person’s loneliness, generosity, and in [...]

Footprints to a College Graduate’s Profile (Part III)

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 [...]

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 [...]

Why Identity Protection for Kids Matters

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● March 31, 2010

People blog. That may sound like an obvious statement, but it is worth repeating. From TheFutureBuzz blog, the statistics from the beginning of 2009 were as follows: 133,000,000 blogs were indexed by Technorati (a search engine specific to searching blogs) since 2002 346,000,000 people globally read blogs (from comScore March 2008) An average of 900,000 [...]

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 [...]

 

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