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IN THE HEADLINES: New Social Network Sites Attract Same Old Problems

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 12, 2011

We’ve been saying for years that hackers and identity thieves follow the crowds, which is why social networking sites such as Facebook have become such a hotbed of criminal activity. So naturally whenever a new social networking site debuts, we expect the bad guys to be waiting in the wings. And they didn’t disappoint. Maybe [...]

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Know Your Enemy

Posted by: Jerry Thompson in: ● September 6, 2010

Identity Theft is a very watered down term that is used by all sorts of companies and products, as in “Don’t be a victim…”, “We protect you…”, “24/7 protection…”, etc., etc.  Despite all the claims and noise around this topic, the term Identity Theft still strikes fear in every person who hears it.  Why? Identity [...]

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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 [...]

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