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NewsNotification laws have not cut ID theft
Forty-three states have laws requiring companies and institutions to notify residents when there has been an electronic theft of personal identity information--laws that the sponsors had hoped would Read more...
Are you dealing with identity theft?
Identity theft is a relatively new kind of crime that is almost as sophisticated as the computer that you use every day. If your identity and credit card number are stolen, thieves can start charging Read more...
Citibank gets tough on ATM scams
Getting cash from an ATM machine just got tougher. In response to a series of ATM robberies and at least one case of a false reader mounted at a site, Citibank is limiting withdrawals to about $500 a Read more...
USA Today: Personal data theft triples
The theft of personal data has tripled, according to a new piece by USA Today. More than 162 million records were reported stolen or lost in 2007, triple the 49.7 million that went missing in 2006. Read more...
Study: Fear of intellectual property theft on the riseA new study from the Enterprise Strategy Group finds that nearly half of all companies either know that or suspect that they have lost sensitive data in the past 12 months. Concern is so Read more... Data left behind poses a big riskWhile it may seem that laptop data theft is primarily due to thieves and disgruntled ex-employees, it looks like plain old user forgetfulness is the major reason mobile devices go missing. A new Read more... ALSO NOTED: After data breaches, veterans agency goes whole hog with encryption; Yahoo opens its campus to a hack-a-thon event;> After data breaches, veterans agency goes whole hog with encryption. Article > Yahoo Read more... Customer data gets dumped in dumpFirst it was a rash of laptop thefts, in which thieves got their hands on customer data and information. Then a company actually Read more... The need to secure the spreadsheetOne of the most popular applications, often serving as the front-end to business intelligence processes, is also becoming one of the most at-risk tools. It seems that spreadsheets are an Read more... ALSO NOTED: Big layoffs in wake of AOL business restructuring; Nokia is the chosen favorite of cell-phone thieves; and much mor> Big layoffs in wake of AOL business restructuring. Article > Nokia is the chosen favorite of cell phone thieves. Read more... | Press Releases12,279,616 Online Identity Records Were Lost in October 2011, According to the IdentityHawk Identity Breach ReportIdentityHawk’s October 2011 report accounted for 58 publicly known breaches. IdentityHawk members, armed with information, could take action to help “stop fraud before it starts” NORWALK, Conn.--( Read more >> IdentityHawk Provides 9 Holiday Shopping Identity Theft Prevention TipsNORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With another holiday shopping season upon us, IdentityHawk®, a leading identity protection service, provides 9 holiday shopping identity theft prevention tips. The Read more >> Intersections Inc. IDENTITY GUARD® TOTAL PROTECTION(SM) Once Again Earns "Best in Class" in Javelin Strategy and Research ID ProIntersections Continues to be Recognized with Top Honors as Best Overall Identity Theft Protection Services ProviderCHANTILLY, Va., Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Intersections Inc. (NASDAQ: INTX), a Read more >> PrivacyGuard Provides Tips for College Students to Protect and Detect Identity TheftSTAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PrivacyGuard, a leading identity theft protection service from Affinion, announced today a list of tips for college students to help prevent identity Read more >> Nearly Half of the World's PC Users Acquire Software Illegally Most or All the Time, BSA Reports32-country study finds opportunity for education, enforcement WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly half of the world's personal computer users — 47 percent — acquire software Read more >> |
