Entries by Robert Siciliano

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…

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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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…