Entries by Robert Siciliano

Identity Theft Speaker Expert; Data protection trumps threat pursuit in SMBs’ 2009 security spending

Identity Theft Protection Expert Speaker Robert Siciliano www.IDTheftSecurity.com comments on; Data protection trumps threat pursuit in SMBs’ 2009 security spending Lovely. A “full percentage point”. Enterprise networks continue to get harder dropping millions into security. SMBs are investing a full percentage point, which if you didnt already chuckle is like saying “we are doing NOTHING”.…

Identity Theft Expert Speaker;SENATORS GREGG AND FEINSTEIN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN MEASURE TO COMBAT IDENTITY THEFT AND PROTECT PRIVACY

Identity Theft Expert Speaker Robert Siciliano www.IDTheftSecurity.com comments Grandstanding is when politicians get up on a podium and tie in their name with laws that may get them re-elected. This particular piece of legislation has that smell. Identity theft protection and identity theft prevention begins with authentication and finishes with accountability. Putting a band-aid on…

Identity Theft Expert Speaker; Health center workers used deceased patient info to apply for loans

Identity Theft Expert Speaker Robert Siciliano www.IDTheftSecurity.com discusses Health center workers used deceased patient info to apply for loans. Medical identity theft  means lots of things depending on how the person was victimized. Generally something needs to impact the person medical record. In other cases it may impact their health insurance. The thief may gain…

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS University Laptop Theft Again Places Unique Data Records in the Hands of Criminals

(BOSTON, Mass. – Dec. 17, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Earlier this month, sensitive, unique data records again fell prey to criminals, when a laptop computer belonging to Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) went missing to theft. According to widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert Robert Siciliano, had the stolen computer been…

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Two Laptop Thefts Reported in November Yield Nearly 200,000 Unique Data Records for Thieves

(BOSTON, Mass. – Nov. 20, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Nearly 200,000 unique data records have potentially fallen into the hands of identity thieves because of two high-profile laptop thefts widely reported this month. Laptop tracking and data recovery technology such as MyLaptopGPS would have mitigated concerns over these thefts and others like them, according to widely…

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Laptop Theft the Culprit in Nearly Half of Data Breaches in Australia, Research Reveals

(BOSTON, Mass. – Nov. 7, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Research has revealed that nearly 80 percent of organizations in Australia experienced some form of data breach in the past five years, with 45 percent of those breaches being traceable to laptop theft. Widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert Robert Siciliano directed leaders…