Posts Tagged ‘security’
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 [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Are Consumers THAT WORRIED about Online Security?
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 26, 2010
The Identity Theft Resource Center in San Diego recently announced the findings of a study it conducted into how worried consumers are about the security of online transactions. Here are some of their findings: 87% of respondents expressed significant concern about having their credit card information stolen or having merchants lose personal and financial information [...]
Following Young Indiana Jones: International Travel with Kids (Part II)
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● August 9, 2010
Last week, we reviewed a checklist of items needed to cover with kids (from toddlers to teens) before traveling internationally. In these blogposts, ID Guardian offers a series of checklists for when your kids fly and travel internationally. So far, we have run down the checklist for how to prepare for the trip. Now comes [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Security Secrets the Bad Guys Don’t Want You to Know
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 6, 2010
At least that was the headline from a recent PC World article on, of all things, security secrets the bad guys don’t want you to know. I’m not sure if anyone really knows what the bad guys want, other than your money, or someone’s money, but the article does provide a good refresher on some [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Can you Spot the Fake Facebook Page
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 30, 2010
If the best minds in our military intelligence community can’t spot a very obvious fake Facebook page, do you think you can do any better? The Washington Times recently exposed how a security consultant created a fake Facebook page for a pretty but non-existent young woman called Robin Page, who claimed she was a “cyber [...]
The Low Tech Approach
Posted by: Matt Sarrel in: ● July 19, 2010
So many high tech security products (especially for protecting our computers) have come out over the past few years that most people have lost sight of the basic fundamentals. Although those who make complex security solutions would like us to believe we can only be safe if we buy the most expensive and complicated product [...]
In the Headlines: Hotels Are Hotbeds for Credit Card Scams
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 16, 2010
As you prepare for your long-awaited, and probably well-deserved summer vacation, be aware that thieves are looking forward to your vacation, too. The New York Times recently did a story that highlighted a little known fact about credit card thefts – that hotels held the Number 1 spot for credit card hacking last year, more [...]
In the Headlines: 2010 a Bumper Year for Spam and Scams
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 15, 2010
Security firm AppRiver took a look at the state of spam in the first half of 2010, and what they saw was not exactly encouraging. Seems like when you mix human curiosity with email you get a very potent formula that can con even the most cautious. Natural disasters and major world events [...]
How Do You Know Your Antivirus Software is Working?
Posted by: Matt Hines in: ● June 28, 2010
How well is your antivirus software (AV) working today? Hopefully better than mine. Of course, I didn’t pay anything for mine, maybe that’s the problem; maybe not. Either way as I first sat down to write this blog on my work-issued (and far more heavily protected) laptop, my home PC – a nice fresh six-month [...]
The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #011 — Identity Theft Against the Elderly
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 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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