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IN THE HEADLINES: FBI Offers Tips to Avoid Tornado-Related Scams

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 3, 2011

It seems like every day I turn on the TV or open a newspaper, I read another tragic story of the devastation caused by the now hundreds of tornadoes that have devastated cities and communities across the mid-west and the south, and striking unexpected states such as Massachusetts. And it seems like every time I [...]

VIDEO REPLAY: Concerns for Small Businesses (with Neal O’Farrell)

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 18, 2011

Continuing this week’s attention to  National Small Business Week, IDGuardian has stepped back into its video archives to present a special video replay of Neal O’Farrell and his advice for small businesses and strategies against identity theft, credit fraud, and security breaches. These audio and video columns can be listened and or viewed to in [...]

A new study on the behavior of adults on social networking sites revealed a number of troubling findings, not least of which is that an estimated 13 million Americans aged 18 or older will accept any social media connection request from a member of the opposite sex. The study, conducted last month by security firm [...]

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 #007 — Concerns with Small Businesses

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 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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