Entries by Robert Siciliano

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Recessionary Economic Circumstances Can Greatly Increase Effects of Laptop Computer Theft

(BOSTON, Mass. – March 2, 2009 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Amid conflicting research and predictions about the likelihood that organizations will invest in security technology this year, laptop computer security firm MyLaptopGPS today noted that the loss to thieves of mobile computing equipment can be financially catastrophic in a recessionary economy. Widely televised and quoted personal security…

Are You a Hacker or Hackee?

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Speaker In the past decade there have been hundreds of data breaches resulting in millions of compromised records. The motivation behind these hacks? Identity Theft. As a results dozens of new laws and government intervention to protect citizen data. Black, White or Grey, over the past decade the media has…

Scammers Are your Friend On Facebook

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Speaker Expert Facebook is a trusted site where 20 something’s up to 60 something’s gather to keep tabs on each others daily activities, hard party nights and reminisce with old flames they sought out and re-friended. Some Friends we know well, others in passing -but are still happy to make the…

Identity Theft Crime Victims Bill of Rights

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Speaker A consortium of a number of companies in the identity theft prevention space have banded together to create a “Bill of Rights” for victims of identity theft. A Bill of Rights would provide victims of identity theft the needed leverage in response to a breach of their information that…

Your Online Bank Account’; Criminal Hackers Hacking It

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Speaker Expert Why hack your online bank? Because thats where the money is! White Hat Hackers (good guys) probably never anticipated whats happening. There are more viruses out there than ever. Black Hat Hackers (bad guys) are in full force. Back in the year 2000 some have said the white hats…

Bankers Warned; Massive Credit Card Processor Breached

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Hackers have breached another huge payment processor. Who? As of this writing they aren’t saying. A statement issued by the Community Bankers Association of Illinois states “Visa announced that an unnamed processor recently reported that it discovered a data breach. The processors name has been withheld pending completion of the…

Recycle Your Phone? Sell it on eBay? Lose it? Still Have Your Data On It?

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Speaker – Expert Cell phones are the invention of the 20th century. Its a computer and a phone. Its as cool as the invention of the wheel. Its the single most effective communication tool since the land line. Millions of cell phones are sold every year. Many are lost, stolen, millions…

Identity Theft Speaker Expert on National Television 2/24/09 M&J Show

Robert is in NYC Tues AM on the Morning Show with Mike and Juliet “M&J Investigates” work at home scams. http://www.mandjshow.com/about-the-show. Here are past shows: Holiday Scams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q22ifUbTbiY Cyber Monday Scams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixn26vVTfns More here: http://www.youtube.com/user/stungundotcom Show times and listings http://www.mandjshow.com/about-the-show/ Homepage www.IDTheftsecurity.com LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertsiciliano Twitter https://twitter.com/RobertSiciliano FriendFeed http://friendfeed.com/identitytheft Blog http://robertsiciliano.com/blog/ YouTube http://www.youtube.com/stungundotcom Finextra http://www.finextra.com/community/profile.aspx?id=44396 BankInnovation…

Phishing Attacks Rise Dramatically in 2008

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert – Speaker Stupid people get hooked by phishers. You have to be a complete idiot to get sucked into a scam email that has typos making requests that are geared toward naïve simple minded pea brain fools. Right? Yes? No? So why have phishing attacks risen dramatically in 2008? That’s…

Nuclear Weapons, CyberSecurity and an Unlocked Door.

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Speaker www.IDTheftSecurity.com What happens when you have an unlocked door at the home of and employee at the top U.S. nuclear weapons laboratory? How about 3 stolen computers with yet to be disclosed data, that was said to be non-classified. We hope. Were the computers stolen to be resold for…