Posted by admin on January 27, 2012
Zappos recently announced that they had been the victim of a cyber attack and that their 24+ million customers would be contacted about the incident. The database accessed did not include credit card or payment data and Zappos has already performed a reset on customer passwords. The breached information included name, e-mail address, billing and shipping addresses, [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | 
Tags: Banking Information, Breach, Consumers, Corporate Perspective, Customer Passwords, Cyber Attack, Cyber Criminals, E Mail Address, Encrypted Passwords, Forbes, Fraud, Great Time, Identity Theft, Last Four Digits, Password Reset, Phone Number, Precaution, Shipping Addresses, Source Of Information, Zappos | 
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Posted by admin on November 10, 2011
What is Get Safe Online Week? This week is “Get Safe Online Week” in the UK, a government driven initiative to promote the awareness of online safety issues. The initiative reaches out to consumers and small businesses through competitions, events and communication activity that kicked off with the Get Safe Online Summit on Monday 7 [...]
Categories: Security, Software | Tags: 7 November, Communication Activity, Competitions, Consumers, Driven Initiative, Getsafeonline, Hassle, Identity Fraud, Identity Theft, Internet Safety, Objective, Online Fraud, Prevention, Safety Issues, Small Businesses, State Of The Nation, Summit, Time Out, Website Www, Www News | No Comments »
Posted by admin on October 4, 2011
The US Senate has just approved a bill aimed at protecting national financial networks and powergrids from hackers and at safeguarding consumer data online. S. 1151, sponsored by Patrick Leahy, would establish a national standard for data breach notification, require companies to implement data privacy and security programs, and apply criminal penalties for those who [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: 1408, Criminal Penalties, Data Breach, Data Privacy And Security, Data Security, Financial Networks, Hackers, Identity Theft, Legislation, Measures, Patrick Leahy, Powergrids, Privacy Bill, Security Programs, Senate Judiciary Committee, Us Senate | No Comments »
Posted by admin on June 10, 2011
Mobile users are more concerned about the data and information stored on their phone than identity theft or theft of the handset itself.
Categories: internet | Tags: Email Sms, Handset, Identity Theft, Mobile Users, Phish, Sms Mobile | No Comments »
Posted by admin on June 10, 2011
Mobile users are more concerned about the data and information stored on their phone than identity theft or theft of the handset itself.
Categories: Security, Software | Tags: Email Sms, Handset, Identity Theft, Mobile Users, Phish, Sms Mobile | No Comments »
Posted by admin on May 6, 2011
In video below, Nick Akerman, Partner in the Trial Group and co-Chair of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Practice at Dorsey & Whitney LLP, discusses data security, identity theft, privacy issues, disclosure obligations and compliance topics: As Nick points out in the interview, data security is not just an IT issue. It also relates to [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Amp, Co Chair, Compliance, Computer Fraud, Data Privacy, Data Security, Disclosure Obligations, Dorsey, Hiring Practices, Identity Theft, Interview Data, Nick Akerman, Privacy Issues, Security Identity, Security Policies, Security Video, Trial Group | No Comments »
Posted by admin on May 6, 2011
Sony PlayStation has announced that account information has been compromised. According to their published FAQ, they noticed an intrusion into the network in mid-April. They did not release details about how the attack occurred, but they believe that all PlayStation Network/ Qriocity accounts may have been affected. 70 million PlayStation accounts were compromised, including customer [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Birthdays, Breach, Breaches, Commodities, Consumers, Corporate Information, Credit Card Data, Credit Fraud, Customer Names, E Mail, Epsilon, Identity Theft, Intrusion, Mail Addresses, Passwords, Playstation, Playstation Sony, Sony, Sony Playstation, User Names | No Comments »
Posted by admin on April 2, 2011
I was reading a recent Mashable post on gadgets to keep your stuff safe on the go when I came across an item that is ‘new’ to me – a handheld paper shredder! This seems to me a great item to toss into the business suitcase. As this video demonstrates, you can shred your documents [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Batteries, Business Meeting, Consumers, Data Management, Gadgets, Garbage, Identity Theft, Paper Shredder, Sensitive Business Documents, Sensitive Documents, Sensitive Papers, Suitcase, Travel, Twist Of The Wrist | No Comments »
Posted by admin on March 11, 2011
March 6-12 is National Consumer Protection Week. This is the 13th annual campaign to encourage consumers to take full advantage of their consumer rights and make better-informed decisions. The website provides information to consumers on how to protect their privacy, stay safe online, manage their money, avoid identity theft, understand mortgages and steer clear of [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Advantage, Consumer Protection, Consumers, Frauds And Scams, Identity Theft, Informed Decisions, Money, Mortgages, National Consumer Protection Week, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Privacy Tips | No Comments »
Posted by admin on March 5, 2011
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2010 Report on Internet Crime, a report which looks at the state of cybercrime in the US. The 2010 report is based on a total of 303,809 complaints that IC3 received, more than a third of which were referred to law enforcement. IC3 is a partnership [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: 10 Years, Auction Fraud, Credit Card Fraud, Cybercrime, Fbi, Federal Bureau Of Investigation, Ic3, Identity Theft, Internet Crime Complaint Center, Investigation Fbi, Law Enforcement, National White Collar Crime, National White Collar Crime Center, Partnership, White Collar Crime, White Collar Crime Center | No Comments »
