Are you as protective of your kids as I am of mine? That is our responsibility, our purpose and our joy. But how often do you check their credit report? “Their WHAT?!,” you ask. “There are so many years to […]
Facebook, Cigarettes, and Information Addiction
Facebook is a cigarette, information is the nicotine, and you are the addict. And it is time to stop blaming Facebook if you get privacy cancer. Years ago, after a long and drawn out fight, the tobacco industry was forced […]
Text Messaging and Your Privacy
Just as you wouldn’t want to give any personal identity information to someone via email, you want to use the same practices via text message. There is a new wave of fraud that tries to trick you with text messages […]
Tax Time Identity Theft Prevention Tips
This past week, I have been helping a gentleman recover from the theft of all of his tax records. Before it is all over, this gentleman will have spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars simply preventing any further […]
Scrooge’s Top 5 Tips To Prevent Holiday ID Theft
“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! […]
Email Hacked? The Next Step
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 […]
Cell Phone Tapping: Are You at Risk?
Recently I met two soldiers who alerted me to the new security risk of Cell Phone Tapping. SigInt (or signal interception) has long been a part of warfare and espionage. But the possibilities erupt with the advent of cell phone […]
7 Hazards of Social Networking
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 […]
Facebook Safety: Waking up with a Social Media Hangover
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 […]
Protect Your Laptop: 7 Tips for Travelers
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 […]