Entries by Robert Siciliano

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

November 7, 2008 in /by

(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…

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: More Evidence Surfaces to Indicate that Organizations Hemorrhage Data at an Alarming Rate Worldwide

October 27, 2008 in /by

(SARASOTA, Fla. – Oct. 27, 2008 – One You Security) New research has revealed that nearly three of every four organizations in Australia have experienced some form of data breach in the past five years. Because data breaches afflict organizations worldwide, said Robert Siciliano, widely televised and quoted identity theft protection expert and chief security…

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: State Laws Addressing Data Security Improve, but Pale in Comparison to Measures Consumers Can Take Themselves

October 24, 2008 in /by

(SARASOTA, Fla. – Oct. 24, 2008 – One You Security) The Wall Street Journal recently reported on preventative measures that state legislatures nationwide are taking to stem the tide of data loss. While encouraging, these developments are little more than patchwork compared to the measures consumers can take to protect their own data themselves, said…

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Research Shows that Consumers’ Information is Probably Already in Thieves’ Hands

October 24, 2008 in /by

(SARASOTA, Fla. – Oct. 24, 2008 – One You Security) Research announced earlier this month suggested that most consumers’ should assume that their sensitive, identifying information is already in the hands of thieves. When organizations charged with the safekeeping of consumers’ financial data at once lose it and offer individuals little control over it, the…

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS Tout 0.4 Percent Theft Rate of Clients’ Laptop Tracking-Equipped Computers—Thirty-two Times below the Average

October 17, 2008 in /by

(BOSTON, Mass. – Oct. 17, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) MyLaptopGPS today announced that the rate of theft of mobile computers equipped with the company’s laptop tracking and data recovery technology is 32 times lower than the average. Less than one-half of 1 percent, MyLaptopGPS-equipped laptop computers’ theft rate makes inattention to laptop security inexcusable, said widely…

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Research Finds Companies Not Reporting Security Lapses to Clients Even as Data Breach Tally Grows to Highest Ever

October 9, 2008 in /by

(SARASOTA, Fla. – Oct. 9, 2008 – One You Security) Separate research studies released over the past two weeks revealed not only that data breaches for 2007 as of Sept. 30 had reached an "all-time high," but also that a majority of companies whose data is breached fail to notify clients. The findings painted a…

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Amid More Data Breaches, Research Reveals Consumers’ Ire and Simplicity of Security Measures that Firms Neglect

October 6, 2008 in /by

(SARASOTA, Fla. – Oct. 6, 2008 – One You Security) As news of data breach at yet another large bank emerged, new research suggested that a large majority of breaches would be avoidable if basic security measures were in place. While the finding is encouraging, Robert Siciliano, widely televised and quoted identity theft protection expert…

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Laptop Theft Incidents in U.S. and U.K. Show the Crime Affecting Wide Cross-Section of the Population

October 3, 2008 in /by

(BOSTON, Mass. – Oct. 3, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Two laptop thefts last month, one on each side of the Atlantic Ocean, illustrated that the potential victims of this type of crime represent a wide cross-section of the population. Yet widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert Robert Siciliano noted that laptop theft…

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Millions of Mortgage Records in Unauthorized Hands Leave Consumers in Need of a Bulwark against Financial Fraudsters

September 25, 2008 in /by

(SARASOTA, Fla. – Sept. 21, 2008 – One You Security) Last week, reports revealed that the alleged wrongdoings of an employee at Countrywide Home Loans placed more than 2 million unique data records in the hands of parties unauthorized to view the information. The news supported research that links employee negligence to a large number…

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Massive Loss of Mobile Computers from U.S. Government Agency Underscores Need for Laptop Tracking Technology

September 22, 2008 in /by

(BOSTON, Mass. – Sept. 22, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) News reports last week indicated that a U.S. government agency associated with law enforcement lost weapons and hundreds of laptop computers during the five-year period of 2002 to 2007. But developments such as this would be much less of a cause for concern if organizations took the…