Posted on January 31st, 2009 by Robert Siciliano
Monday 2/2 the Tyra Banks show “Mom Police” Featuring Robert Siciliano features moms who go to extremes to spy on their kids! These snoopy moms admit to reading their girls’ diaries and going through their cell phones and personal things. Plus, one mom wants to know where her child is at all times — and [...]
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Posted on January 30th, 2009 by Robert Siciliano
(BOSTON, Mass. – Jan. 30, 2009 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Recent reports indicated that the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department has agreed to pay $20 million in damages to the 26.5 million veterans and active-duty troops whose identifying information may have been on a laptop computer and external hard drive stolen from this government agency in 2006. Widely [...]
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Posted on January 30th, 2009 by Robert Siciliano
Identity Theft Expert Speaker Robert Siciliano www.IDTheftSecurity.com; Chertoff: Control of identity critical in 21st century
Chertoff states; “I’m going to submit to you that in the 21st Century, the most important asset that we have to protect as individuals and as part of our nation is the control of our identity, who we are, how we [...]
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Posted on January 29th, 2009 by Robert Siciliano
Identity Theft Expert and Speaker Robert Siciliano www.IDTheftSecurity.com McAfee; Cybercrime cost firms $1 trillion globally
In the late 90’s and early 2000’s, hackers hacked because it made them popular among their hacker peeps. They hacked for the challenge, fun and fame. Soon after the public started spending more time online, shopping, banking, using their [...]
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Posted on January 28th, 2009 by Robert Siciliano
Identity Theft Expert Speaker; Robert Siciliano www.IDTheftSecurity.com VA agrees to pay $20 million to veterans in 2006 data breach
Government is paying up regarding a stolen laptop from 2 years ago. A laptop computer was stolen from the home of a Veterans Administration employee and had 26.5 million names addresses and social security numbers of veterans [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2009 by Robert Siciliano
100 million and possibly more credit/debit cards breached in the largest data breach in the world ever. Bravo. Brilliant. High five and congratulations to the hackers where ever they may be. I’m not proud, but certainly impressed.
How does this happen? Flaws in the system of designing software, old technologies used for new transactions, unsecured networks, [...]
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Posted on January 15th, 2009 by Robert Siciliano
(BOSTON, Mass. – Jan. 15, 2009 – IDTheftSecurity.com) As reports in late December indicated that laptop computer sales exceeded those of desktop computers, the rise of so-called "ultraportable" laptops became news, as well. Smaller than the typical laptop computer, ultraportables amplify the mobile computing security concerns, noted widely televised and quoted personal security and identity [...]
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Posted on January 14th, 2009 by Robert Siciliano
(BOSTON, Mass. – Jan. 14, 2009 – IDTheftSecurity.com) New research from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has revealed a number of worrisome trends in data security among financial services firms. The findings mean laptop computer security is as important as ever, according to widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert Robert Siciliano. With the amount [...]
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Posted on January 10th, 2009 by Robert Siciliano
Identity Theft Expert Speaker Robert Siciliano www.IDTheftSecurity.com
Is Tracking Your Money Online Too Risky?
Mint, Wesabe Claim Security, Convenience
Charlie Triemert, Staff writer
Tim Johnson, 30, says he wanted to do a better job of organizing his family’s finances.
“I just wanted to see how much money we had. I have a Roth IRA and some investments from my grandparents. [...]
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Posted on January 10th, 2009 by Robert Siciliano
Identity Theft Expert Speaker Robert Siciliano www.IDTheftSecurity.com ; Regulators:Thanks PCI, but we’ll take it from here
Much has been said since PCIs inception. The following article does an excellent job of summarizing the crux of the issue. Unfortunately for the credit card industry and retailers as a whole, PCI is considered (and I believe) a [...]
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