February flew by here at Experian. However, we accomplished a lot in this short month, keeping a healthy balance between work and working out. Read on to see what happened in February at Experian.Security Awareness DaysThere were a number of security awareness events this February. The first of the month was National Change Your Password [...]
This guest blog post comes from Ginger Hill, associate content editor at securitytoday.com and Security Products magazine.As I sat in the classroom at GovSec West 2013 listening to Jeff Snyder, VP of cyber programs at Raytheon, talk about cyber threats and remediation, I quickly learned that we have no global laws to fight cyberterrorism. With [...]
A few weeks ago, we shared the story of @N_is_stolen; where Naoki Hiroshima’s online accounts were attacked and held at ransom, in order to have access to his Hiroshima’s coveted “$50,000” Twitter handle. A recent update in his story arose: Twitter was able resolve the incident by restoring Naoki with his @N handle. Megan Guess [...]
Multifactor authentication is nothing new. In fact, “secret questions” to reset passwords or verify your identity have been around for a long time. However, social networking has made it easier than ever for cyber criminals to find personal information often used to answer “secret questions,” such as a mother’s maiden name, a favorite pet or [...]
This guest blog post comes from Rebecca Gray who writes for Backgroundchecks.org. As the world is flattened into cyber commerce, banking industry hackers have become progressively more dangerous. Ultimately, cyber criminals have tapped into over half of the world’s top 50 banking websites in the last eight years and are responsible for around $1 billion [...]
One of the perks of headquartering in Austin, Texas is our proximity to the ever-growing South By Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) festival. And beyond the renowned parties, food and celebrities, we are most excited to host three speaking panels.Which one will you attend? While they all coincidentally overlap on the schedule, you can’t go wrong with [...]
This week, PayPal CEO David Marcus had his credit information swiped while traveling abroad in the UK. Marcus tweeted, “My card (with EMV chip) got skimmed while in the UK. Ton of fraudulent txns. Wouldn't have happened if merchant accepted PayPal...” Ashley Feinberg of Gizmodo reported, “When you own a company specializing in online payments, [...]
Experian welcomed Kent Bloomstrand to the family as CTO back in April. Kent has extensive experience as a technology leader, having worked at established companies like Vignette (acquired by OpenText in 2009), IBM and Oracle. With less than a year at Experian under his belt, Kent successfully drives the technical direction of the company leading [...]
Last week NBC News experimented with cyber security in Russia to help visitors traveling to Sochi for the Olympics understand the cyber risks they may face. The news segment warned that travelers’ data could be exposed when using their devices in Russia, and the reporter showed how his data was hacked within minutes of using [...]
In today’s digital age, nearly everything we do online requires an account composed of a username, password and other important personal data – including answers to private questions for password reset options – unique to each individual. It’s these pieces of information that are the foundation for a person’s “digital life,” or what you could [...]
