Entries by Robert Siciliano

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security: Massive Data Breach Is One More Reason for Consumers to Take the Security of Their Identities Seriously

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(BOSTON, Mass. – March 20, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) A single breach announced this week at a major grocery chain in the Northeast U.S. placed 4.2 million unique data records at risk of fraud, a consequence that befell approximately 1,800 of them. News like this should prompt consumers to take the security of their identities seriously,…

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Computer Losses from U.K. Government Agencies Fuel Rise in Cost of Laptop Thefts This Year

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(BOSTON, Mass. – March 11, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) In the U.K., wide-scale laptop computer thefts and losses from the country’s government agencies have contributed to a continuing rise in the estimated cost of laptop theft. Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert, urged organizations to dodge the financial risk…

Identity Theft Expert: MyLaptopGPS Announces “Realtime Estimated Damage Index” (REDI) to Show Cost of Laptop Thefts in 2008 Surpassing $300 Million

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(BOSTON, Mass. – Feb. 21, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) MyLaptopGPS™, provider of Internet-based GPS tracking software for stolen mobile computing equipment, today announced the Realtime Estimated Damage Index (REDI), visible at the company’s website. The REDI, a continually updating, cumulative total of high-profile laptop and desktop computer thefts and losses, has estimated the damage, or cost,…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security: Recent Data Breaches Affect a Total of Nearly One Million Consumers as Industry Fights Legislation

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(BOSTON, Mass. – Feb. 14, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Data records lost or compromised as the result of just four security breaches reported last month left nearly one million consumers possibly at risk of identity theft and related crimes. The scope, scale, and consequences of these data losses throw into question large companies’ parallel efforts to…

MyLaptopGPS and Identity Theft Expert: Loss of Laptops Belonging to Health Insurers Have Placed Hundreds of Thousands at Risk of Medical Identity Theft

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(BOSTON, Mass. – Feb. 7, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) News reports over the past month indicated that the loss of laptop computers from just three health insurance organizations placed hundreds of thousands of data records in the hands of thieves. All firms with fleets of mobile computing devices need technology like MyLaptopGPS™, which both tracks and…

MyLaptopGPS and Identity Theft Expert: Massive Holes in Laptop Computer Security Can Cost Organizations Millions

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(BOSTON, Mass. – Jan. 24, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) The theft of a laptop computer belonging to the British Ministry of Defense sheds doubt on mobile computer security worldwide, said Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert. He directed firms to MyLaptopGPS™, whose technology helps to prevent the massive data…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security: Frequency of Data Breaches to Increase before it Subsides

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(BOSTON, Mass. – Jan. 17, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) The number of data records left unprotected last year because of security breaches was three times the number for 2006, reports have indicated. Additionally, some technology-intensive firms believe themselves to be less than ready for security threats in 2008, new research revealed. According to Robert Siciliano, a…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security: Illegal Immigration Possibly a Logical Catalyst of Identity Theft

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(BOSTON, Mass. – Jan. 9, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Recent news reports reinforced the notion that many suspect a link between the rise in identity theft and increases in illegal immigration. The correlation was logical, according to Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert who went on to say that…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security: Governments Must Set a Much-Needed Example of Responsible Laptop Computer Security

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(BOSTON, Mass. – Jan. 7, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Over the past month, laptop computers have gone missing from local, state, and national governments in alarming numbers. But the crisis presented an opportunity for government agencies to set a much-needed example of responsible mobile computer security, said Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security: Save Money on Rising Costs of Data Breaches by Spending it on Better Security That Costs Less

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(BOSTON, Mass. – Dec. 19, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) A national news organization’s analysis of the year’s data thefts has found that the number of these has tripled in 2007 over the previous year, and end-of-year research showed that the associated costs also rose. According to Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and…