Facebook Trend Teaches a Valuable Privacy Lesson
If you have an account on Facebook, you may have noticed posts featuring a nicely designed cloud comprised of the words that your Facebook friends use most often. It’s powered by an app from a company...
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Chinese arrest hackers in OPM breach; are we friends again?
The Chinese government recently arrested a handful of hackers it says were connected to the breach of the Office of Personnel Management’s database earlier this year, which exposed the records of more...
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A hotel stay that led to some sleepless nights
Wyndham Worldwide agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to properly safeguard customer information, in a case arising from three data breaches affecting more than 619,000...
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FTC lets app makers know its rules aren’t just child’s play
The Federal Trade Commission has slapped a combined $360,000 in civil penalties against two app developers found to have violated its toughened set of federal COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy...
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Hello Kitty fans say hello to hackers
The database for SanrioTown.com—the online interactive community for the popular Hello Kitty brand—has been discovered online, potentially compromising 3.3 million user accounts. Internet security...
View ArticleLooking Back at 2015: A Year of Breaches
Every year at about this time, technology reporters typically recount the big computer crimes from the past 12 months and proclaim “The Year of the Hacker” or some such moniker. This year, it fits.Two...
View ArticleDon't Let Your Identity and Privacy Get 'Swiped'
Adam Levin’s new book, Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves, derives from a long-standing passion to educate individuals and companies on personal...
View ArticleSmart Homes Mean Tough Security Choices for 2016
By Geoff WebbConsumers should expect a Gold Rush with respect to the Internet of Things in 2016. Google, Amazon, Microsoft and others are seeking to become the dominant hub of IoT devices and...
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Voter data everywhere, and what are we to think?
Security bloggers and researchers claim to have uncovered a publicly available database exposing the personal information of 191 million voters on the Internet. The information contains voters’ names,...
View ArticleMake Identity Protection Your No. 1 Priority in the New Year
When it comes to personal data security, there’s no such thing as waiting ’til next year. That’s why the time is now to make resolutions about safeguarding your identity for 2016.Here are five simple...
View Article12 Smart Habits to Protect Your Identity
It’s high time we (as in all of us – business, government and consumers) stop making it so easy for scammers, phishers and identity thieves. The best intentions can’t really stop these guys, but...
View ArticleGet Your SMB's Data Security Plan in Shape
We've got an easy way to get back in shape now that the holidays are over.Not you, owner and proprietor. You look great. It's your data security that could use a new fitness plan.Now is the perfect...
View ArticleWhy Security Questions Aren't Enough to Protect Your Accounts
If you’re protecting important personal accounts with nothing more than a few security questions, it may be time for an upgrade.A study from Google recently compared the use of security questions to...
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You Might Need a Credit Freeze
Credit security freezes are often held up as the gold standard to protect consumers from identity theft. Much more restrictive than traditional fraud alerts, credit freezes prevent anyone from opening...
View ArticleHow to Protect Your Bank, Credit Union From Malicious Insiders
By Evan SchumanThe case of two JP Morgan Chase personal bankers allegedly stealing $400,000 from 15 bank patrons—some of whom were dead—illustrates the profound fraud risks posed by a company’s own...
View ArticleDon't Fall for These Four Lottery Scams
By Jeanine SkowronskiIn case you haven’t heard (and you probably already have), Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot is estimated to reach around $1.3 billion. Various news outlet put the odds of winning the...
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5 Cyber Trends to Expect in 2016
By Edward M. StrozThe year 2015 was one in which cyber criminals continued to innovate and expand their activities. As 2016 commences, look for insider threats to take center stage, and for leading...
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Here's What You Can Do About Tax Refund Fraud
Here is the IRS’s phone number: 800-829-1040. With an anticipated $21 billion in tax refund fraud this year, you might need it. And that figure doesn’t include losses from dodges like the IRS phone...
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Watch and learn as IRS turns to YouTube to share wealth of knowledge
The Internal Revenue Service released the first of a series of YouTube videos providing information on how taxpayers can protect their tax and financial data. The IRS is coordinating with state tax...
View Article4 Ways to Keep Your Identity Safe
With the start of a new year comes the opportunity to set some new goals—and stick to them. Luckily, there's one crucial goal everyone can work for, and it's also one of the easiest to reach with a few...
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