Robert Siciliano, Author at Safr.me

Identity Theft Protection Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Computer Thefts Affect College Students and Highlight Need for Better Laptop Security

May 19, 2008 in computer hardware theft, Consumer Behavior, Data Breaches, Data Security, laptop security, laptop theft, Mobile Devices, Security Education /by Robert Siciliano

(BOSTON, Mass. – May 15, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Last month, reports of one laptop computer stolen from an IT company that caters to colleges across New York State left thousands of students at possible risk of identity theft and other crimes. But simple technology from MyLaptopGPS that resides on mobile computers could have greatly minimized…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security: Reported Losses of Data Records during Last Two Weeks Further Erode Consumer Confidence

April 30, 2008 in computer hardware theft, Data Breaches, Data Security, Data Security Abroad, Identity Theft, IT Security, laptop security /by Robert Siciliano

(BOSTON, Mass. – May 1, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Reports of at least three-quarters of a million data records stolen from various organizations surfaced over the past two weeks. This latest round in the relentless march of data loss gave renewed consumers’ reasons to worry about the safety of their financial data in the hands of…

Identity Theft Expert:MyLaptopGPS™ Helps Laptops for the Wounded by Equipping the Nonprofit’s Computers with Antitheft Security

April 30, 2008 in Computer Hacking, computer hardware theft, Data Security Abroad, data security software, Laptops, Laptops for the Wounded, Military /by Robert Siciliano

(BOSTON, Mass. – April 29, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Today, MyLaptopGPS™ announced its relationship with Laptops for the Wounded to equip the charitable organization’s laptop computers for injured U.S. soldiers with security technology that protects the machines from thieves. To date, MyLaptopGPS has equipped more than 80 mobile computers for Laptops for the Wounded with antitheft…

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: SafeTags™; and SafeRegistry™ Might Have Prevented Recently Reported Laptop Losses from Government Agencies

April 18, 2008 in computer hardware theft, Data Breaches, Data Security, Government laptop security, laptop theft, Laptops, Security Education /by Robert Siciliano

(BOSTON, Mass. – April 17, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Late last month, reports revealed the loss of laptop computers from various U.S. and U.K. government agencies over years of time. Any organization with a sprawling inventory of mobile computing equipment must secure the gear with high-tech, said Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security: News Media Chronicles Robert Siciliano’s Disagreement with Policymakers on REAL ID Act

April 14, 2008 in Data Breaches, Data Security, Government Legislation, Identity Theft, national ID system, REAL ID Act, US Government /by Robert Siciliano

(BOSTON, Mass. – April 14, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Even as news that data breaches from just the first quarter of 2008 compromised the security of more than 8 million unique data, policymakers in Washington, D.C. continued to resist efforts to implement the REAL ID Act, which aims to synchronize major forms of identification with a…

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Frequency of Laptop Thefts Fueling Possible 100 Percent Year-Over-Year Increase in Cost of the Crime

March 30, 2008 in computer hardware theft, Consumer Behavior, Data Breaches, Data Security, laptop security, laptop theft, Laptops /by Robert Siciliano

(BOSTON, Mass. – March 31, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Laptop thefts reported this week exposed more than 90,000 unique data records to thieves, further contributing to a fast-paced increase in the crime’s collective cost this year. But technology simple and affordable to use could have kept these data records from thieves’ eyes, said Robert Siciliano, a…

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

March 22, 2008 in Credit Card Fraud, Data Breaches, Data Security, Social Security Numbers /by Robert Siciliano

(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

March 11, 2008 in Computer Hacking, computer hardware theft, Consumer Behavior, Data Security, Government laptop security, laptop security, laptop theft /by Robert Siciliano

(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

February 23, 2008 in computer hardware theft, Data Security, ID theft damages, Identity Theft, laptop security, laptop theft, Laptops, Mobile Devices, Stolen Identities, Synthetic Identity Fraud /by Robert Siciliano

(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

February 14, 2008 in computer hardware theft, Data Security, Government Legislation, Identity Theft, laptop theft, Laptops, Social Security Numbers, Stolen Identities /by Robert Siciliano

(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…

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