91% of hiring managers screen the social media profiles of job candidates they are considering for hire. One in 10 job candidates have been denied a job opportunity due to a negative online reputation. Why? Companies are concerned with their employees’ online reputations now more than ever, as the actions their employees take online can [...]
Did you know that children are 51 times more likely to have their identities stolen than adults? Many parents are not actively monitoring their children’s personal information for identity theft - in fact, 52 percent of parents we polled this year are not taking measures to prevent the misuse of their child’s online information. This [...]
The end of summer means one thing for tech folks. It is officially SXSW panel picker voting time!We are excited about the three panels we submitted for this year’s conference as they address many of the big issues that businesses and individuals are facing when it comes to cyber security.When Good Technology Goes Bad: Mobile [...]
Though the exact rate is unclear, studies are showing that global IT security spending market is in a long period of growth. Recent data from research firm Canalys shows that spending on IT security is growing at a compound rate of 7% per year, expected to reach $30.1 billion by 2017. But Gartner estimates that [...]
A new survey completed by Experian and Ponemon reveals that 76% of the companies surveyed put cyber security as their biggest concern. As a result, more and more companies are turning to cyber insurance to protect against expensive data breaches.According to Christopher Matthews at The Wall Street Journal, the study found that “31% of companies [...]
It’s back-to-school time – the time of year that most people associate with buying pencils, books and laptops. But it may be time to start considering another topic when heading back to school: helping students check and manage their online presence.Why? First of all – their futures could be at stake. Inappropriate online content about [...]
July in Texas can be brutal, but we kept our minds off the heat last month by staying busy in the community and at the office. Take a look at what the Experian team was up to this past July.CANville Austin: a creative food driveWe took part in this year’s CANville food drive challenge presented [...]
In international news, a report from the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee has caused UK lawmakers to call cyber crime a “bigger threat than nuclear war,” reported ZDNet. The report found that there’s a lack of police enforcement in preventing cyber criminals from conducing low-level fraudulent attacks.The Independent found in the report that “criminals defrauding [...]
The 2013 Greater Austin Business Award finalists were announced this week, and we are excited and honored to be selected as a finalist among medium companies in the Technology sector for our Enterprise Threat Intelligence offering. We are also proud of our President and Co-Founder Joe Ross, who has also been selected as a finalist [...]
This guest blog post comes from Jasmine McNealy, Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky and privacy and law blogger at Unmasking Doe.In late January of this year HMV, a British music store franchise, laid off 190 employees. Although unfortunate, this would seem a pretty benign occurrence. Brick and mortar music stores have been disappearing [...]
