Entries by Robert Siciliano

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security: Studies into Low-Tech and High-Tech Versions of the Crime Reveal that Data Online and Off-line Both at Risk

October 30, 2007 in , /by

(BOSTON, Mass. – Oct. 31, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Earlier this month, data from members of a U.K.-based fraud-prevention association showed that the incidence of financial fraud rose there in the third quarter of 2007. Much of the reported crime was of the low-tech variety. But elsewhere, research into heretofore-closed United States Secret Service cases suggested…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security Says Affordable and Simple Security Measures Make Consequences of Laptop Theft Unnecessary

October 30, 2007 in , /by

(BOSTON, Mass. – Oct. 26, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Reports from just one day this month indicated that high-profile mobile computer thefts led to the loss of personal data on nearly 175,000 individuals. Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert, said the frenetic pace of data loss at the hands…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security Cites Research in Call for Organizations of All Kinds to Improve Their Mobile Computing Security Measures

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(BOSTON, Mass. – Oct. 10, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) According to reports, researchers in the U.K. have found that security there is not a priority for those in charge of the many devices and business networks that enable computer users to be mobile. Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert,…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security Says the Credit Freeze Is a Basic Consumer Right

September 28, 2007 in , , , , /by

(BOSTON, Mass. – Sept. 28, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Last week reports indicated that two of the three major credit bureaus had resolved to allow credit freezes, a major weapon consumers need to combat identity theft and credit card fraud. According to Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert, the…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security Encourages IT Departments to Secure Their Laptop Computer Fleets with Internet-based GPS

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(BOSTON, Mass. – Sept. 27, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) The past two months alone saw hundreds of thousands of individuals’ sensitive information lost along with the laptop computers containing it. But Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert, said ongoing battle against data and hardware theft is in fact winnable.…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security Says Recent News Underscores Implications of Research Linking P2P Networks to Data Breaches

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(BOSTON, Mass. – Sept. 14, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Earlier this month news outlets reported the arrest of a Seattle, Wash. man on suspicion that he committed identity theft after obtaining the needed information via peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. According to Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert, the development was…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security Comments on Research into IT Security Professionals’ Attitudes about Security

September 10, 2007 in , , , , , /by

(BOSTON, Mass. – Sept. 10, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) A study released last month has shown that a high percentage of corporations’ computer-related assets residing off the network are unsecured—and unsafe for data. According to Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert, organizations of all kinds can easily rectify this…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security Reacts to Data Breaches That Have Left More Than 10 million Records Lost in Just One Month

August 29, 2007 in , , , , /by

(BOSTON, Mass. – Aug. 29, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Recent news has chronicled a destructive computer hack into a popular job board and the pilfering of many millions of people’s identifying information from this and other organizations’ databases. Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert, said these and other reports…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security Stresses the Likelihood That Laptop Computer Thieves Will Commit Identity Fraud and Other Crimes

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(BOSTON, Mass. – Aug. 23, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Recent news reports have tied laptop computer theft to identity fraud and related crimes. According to Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert, credit card fraud and other financial data–related offenses are clear and present dangers for anyone whose sensitive, personal…

Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security Points to Organized Crime and Warns that Identity Thieves Target All Demographics—Not Just the Wealthy

August 21, 2007 in , , , , /by

(BOSTON, Mass. – Aug. 21, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) According to various reports, last week authorities arrested members of an identity theft ring that was targeting members of the Forbes 400 list. Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert, said the superrich aren’t the only targets of identity theft, often…