Every parent should know all the ways they can keep their kids safe in the online world. In McAfee’s 2013 study, Digital Deception: Exploring the Online Disconnect between Parents and Kids it was found that: 86% of kids think social sites are safe and post personal information such as their email addresses (50%) and phone numbers (32%)…
Identity theft evolves as technology progresses. The Identity Theft Resource Center explains the future of this crime. Definition of Identity The definition will swell up to include biometrics and behavior, not just driver’s license number and SSN. So your identity can be defined by how you move a mouse and your keystroke patterns. Medical Identity…
The Lincoln-Highlands Association is a resident organization devoted to fighting crime in Oakland, California’s Dimond District. A hundred residents are needed for the program, which would require $30 a month to fund a security guard to patrol the area five days per week. Other neighborhoods have had success with private patrols, and the push for…
Remember that scary movie in which the psycho phones the babysitter and says, “Did you check the children?” He was actually in the house and murdered them. Yikes, well that’s just a movie. But sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. As long as people leave doors unlocked, any whack job can saunter into their house.…
The recent major retail breaches have fueled increased interest by the National Retail Federation to push for implementation of a chip and PIN payment card technology. This would make the magnetic strips on payment cards obsolete and no longer a calling card for hackers. “We’re here today because the question of data security and cyber…
Who says a good door lock can’t look good? Being that your home is far more likely to be burglarized than you are to be mugged walking down the street, you can’t neglect to have a high security deadbolt for your door, even if you live in a “nice” neighborhood. The deadbolt is a maximum…
Just about every kind of healthcare related entity—hospitals, rehab centers, pharma companies, insurance carriers and more—have been and continue to be compromised by cyber criminals. Though your doctor can boost your resistance to heart attack, the hospital he works at remains prone to hack attacks by crooks wanting access to all sorts of data and…
How does a funeral scam work in the first place? This is something that I, as a security analyst, teach to the consumer public. First of all, the fake funeral scam starts off with an e-mail. The fraudulent e-mails come disguised as a notification for a funeral. The Better Business Bureau describes how the funeral…
You may think you’ve guarded your company, but are your social media outlets unprotected? Look at these 15 potential weaknesses in your defense. Can you think of five social network nightmares you hope never happen to your business? How about 10? Well, I can top that, because there are at least 15 social network mishaps…
Data brokers have lots of personal information about you; here’s what you can do about that. Ever hear of the term “data broker”? What do you think that is? Think about that for a moment. Yep, you got it: An entity that goes after your data and sells it to another entity. The entity that…
