Identity Theft

Identity theft scams, trends and information for mitigating risk

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Just as technology is continuously evolving, so are the wily ways in which fraudsters circumvent the safeguards for changing technologies. Symantec’s study Internet Security...

Published: January 31, 2012 by ofonseca

As our world becomes ever smaller and more networked, Data Privacy Day provides information to consumers about the ways in which personal information is...

Published: January 24, 2012 by bkrenek

The Ponemon study clearly shows that when data breaches occur, the collateral damage of a company’s brand and reputation become significant hard costs that...

Published: January 17, 2012 by ofonseca

A recent data breach discovery serves as a reminder that even when you’re on vacation, cyber criminals never s...

Published: December 27, 2011 by ofonseca

The average value of a lost laptop is $49,246, a number based on several factors: replacement cost, detection, forensics, data breach, lost intellectual property...

Published: December 13, 2011 by bkrenek

With the flood of online shoppers comes the accompanying tidal wave of fraudsters washing over the cheerful holiday landscape. Hidden behind the online mistletoe,...

Published: December 6, 2011 by ofonseca

According to a new report by British insurance firm Willis Group Holdings, insurance claims for data theft worldwide jumped 56% last year, with the...

Published: November 16, 2011 by bkrenek

It is a cruel irony that service members who defend our country by fighting abroad are often most at risk from the threat of...

Published: November 10, 2011 by ofonseca

Data breaches may conjure images of malicious hackers and global cyber gangs, but often the worst breaches come at the hands of a company’s...

Published: October 25, 2011 by bkrenek

The Ponemon Institute’s recently released “Second Annual Cost of Cyber Crime Study” confirms that data breaches have become a more frequent and damaging hazard...

Published: October 4, 2011 by ofonseca

Everywhere you turn these days there’s word of a new data breach. In the course of our lifetime, our “personal identifying information (PII)” is...

Published: September 27, 2011 by kbarney

The steady drumbeat of recent data breaches has called significant attention to the security vulnerabilities of even the world’s biggest corporate brands and defense...

Published: August 23, 2011 by bkrenek

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