“Might I have another lump of coal for the fire, Mr. Scrooge?” -Bob Cratchit (Dickens’ A Christmas Carol) What in the world do we have to learn from Ebenezer Scrooge about protecting our identities during the busy holiday season? Plenty! Scrooge was a miserly old git who wouldn’t share anything – his coal, his wealth, [...]

You love the convenience of having information at your fingertips, whether it’s via your smartphone, laptop, or the USB stick hanging off your keychain. But that convenience also carries risks. Among the biggest threats facing business travelers today is the loss of data through portable devices. And it could mean huge losses for your company. [...]

The face of identity theft victims is changing quickly as thieves have begun to prey on young children with flawless credit. Parents must take steps now to protect their kids from the potential for future financial trouble. While the majority of kids spend most of their time worrying about homework, friends and what’s for dinner, [...]

Not long ago Sarah Palin’s Yahoo.com email account was hacked. The hacker used a simple scheme and basic social engineering tools (research on Google and Wikipedia, common-sense guessing) to reset the password on the account and assume ownership of her email. In addition to denying Governor Palin access to her own account, the hacker had [...]

Most of the risks of social networking fall into one of the following categories, which I call the 7 Hazards of Social Networking: Impersonation. Does the social networking account (e.g., Twitter account) belong to the actual person or company it is representing? For example, if you look at the Twitter account @johnsileo, you will see [...]

Facebook safety has a direct correlation to your business’s bottom line. Facebook, and social media sites in general, are in an awkward stage between infancy and adulthood – mature in some ways, helpless in others. On the darker side of sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, scammers and identity thieves are drooling at the sight [...]

Laptop anti-theft, or protecting your mobile data, is a MUST for corporations and consumers. Almost half of workplace identity theft takes place because of mobile data. And the average value of the data on your laptop can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to a corporate spy or experienced identity thief. At the higher [...]