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IN THE HEADLINES: Your Top 10 Social Networking Risks

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 27, 2010

At last, it’s here. The list you’ve been waiting so long for (at least I have). A major network security company has just released what it regards as the Top 10 risks you can expect if you’re a fan of social networking. Now I have to caution you, so you’re not too disappointed, that the [...]

Tags: botnets, breach, Facebook, hackers, identity, Koobface, MySpace, phishing, risks, social networking, Trojans, Twitter, worms

Candid Kids Can Be Safe, Too

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● July 12, 2010

Kids are so darn cute. This cuteness can be completely out of control when a camera — be it video or still — comes into play. Whether it is in their infancy when you catch a magic moment, or a few years later when they ham it up for the photo, kids and cameras can [...]

The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #010 — Social Media Safety Tips

Posted by: Jerry Thompson in: ● June 9, 2010

In: Internet Safety|Podcast|Video
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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 Jerry Thompson, co-founder of White [...]

The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #010 — Social Media Safety Tips: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Tags: caution, communication, Facebook, hackers, identity, identity theft, information, Internet Safety, internet security, Jerry Thompson, PII, security, Social Media, social networking, TMI, Twitter

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 [...]

Footprints to a College Graduate’s Social Media Profile (Part I)

Posted by: Michael Stanfield in: ● March 24, 2010

In: Identity Theft|Internet Safety
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Millions of college graduates getting ready to embark upon the real world this year will find they are fighting for positions within an increasingly competitive job market. New suits, polished resumes, determination, optimism, and persistence can make all the difference in making it to the second interview… …but it’s that first interview that will prove [...]

Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● March 3, 2010

If you are like us here at IDGuardian, you may be working on building yourself a Social Media presence. It could be for community outreach, a ways and means of increasing your business, or simply for fun. With any new technology, though, comes understanding; and sadly Social Media is becoming the proverbial “blinking 12:00 a.m.” [...]

Tags: apps, communication, FortheHack, foursquare, gaming, GPS, information, Internet Safety, internet security, iPhone, location, Please Rob Me, safety, security, smartphone, Social Media, social networking, Twitter

The Big “Phish” That Got Away (Thankfully)

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● February 3, 2010

Yesterday started with a stir across the popular social network, Twitter, as Mashable.com (with the help of blogger Andrew Girdwood) put its users on high alert: Numerous Twitter users are pointing out that Twitter forced them to change their passwords out of the blue. According to blogger Andrew Girdwood, these users have received an e-mail [...]

Tags: communication, concern, information, Internet Safety, internet security, Mashable, panic, phishing, safety, scam, security, social networking, The Washington Post, threat, Twitter

Identity Safety for Your Teens

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● December 7, 2009

In our previous posting, we looked at the dangers of Identity Theft for our kids. We asked the tough questions about how prepared our children are, and considered the scary notion of just how vulnerable children can be to fraud, scams, and identity theft. The tips we offered could be applied to any age of [...]

Tags: caution, credit card, credit protection, Facebook, identity, identity theft, information, Internet Safety, internet security, Matt Hines, MySpace, responsibility, safety, security, teenagers, teens, Twitter, YouTube

IDGuardian on Twitter

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● November 25, 2009

For those of you following IDGuardian on Twitter, you may have noticed a change in how we are posting our popular TwitterTips. We have been thrilled with the amount of “retweets” (circulating attributed postings in other Twitter feeds) our TwitterTips have earned; but after talking with our network, a change was needed. Originally, when we [...]

Tags: changes, communication, hashtags, retweet, social networking, tweets, Twitter, TwitterTips, viral promotion

The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #004 — Why Black Friday Could Be a Red Carpet for Scammers

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● November 23, 2009

Welcome to the IDGuardian Podcast. These audio and video columns can be listened 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 expert on cybercrime [...]

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