Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert The Haiti tragedy has people all over the world scrambling to donate money to help in the relief effort. It is no surprise that scammers [...]
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Archive for January, 2010
Protect Your Identity While Donating to Haiti
Monday, January 18th, 2010Google Gets Hacked & What It Means to You
Monday, January 18th, 2010Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Google disclosed that it had been breached by Chinese hackers, who were apparently targeting Chinese dissidents: “The cyber-assault came to light on Tuesday when Google [...]
Why Am I Logged Into Someone-else’s FriendFeed?
Sunday, January 17th, 2010Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert I have pretty tight controls over my network and access to my 510 usernames and passworded accounts. Yes he just said “510”…and counting. I have [...]
Secure Your Social Media
Friday, January 15th, 2010Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert In a shocking instance of high tech harassment, a hacker took over a woman’s Facebook account while she was on a camping trip, with no Internet [...]
Be Careful about False Alarms At Home
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert We are all familiar with the boy who cried wolf. The protagonist of the fable is a bored shepherd boy who entertained himself by calling [...]
Protect Yourself from Social Engineering
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Social engineering is the act of manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. While similar to a confidence trick or simple fraud, the [...]
Homeowner's Screams Scare Burglar from Home
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert What’s the point of having a home alarm system? An alarm system screams when you can’t or when you aren’t there. Noise has been proven [...]
Don’t Let Strangers Enter Your Home
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Sounds simple enough right? But when a decent looking affluent couple can breach the Whitehouse and gain entry to a formal party, protected by the [...]
Data Breaches: The Insanity Continues
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert The Identity Theft Resource Center Breach Report also monitors how breaches occur. This task is made more difficult by the scarcity of information provided (publicly) [...]
2009 Data Breaches: Identity Theft Continues
Monday, January 11th, 2010Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert The Identity Theft Resource Center® Breach Report recorded 498 breaches, less than the 657 in 2008, more than the 446 in 2007. Are data breaches [...]