This week Verizon released their sixth annual Data Breach Investigations Report, analyzing more than 47,000 reported security incidences in 2012. The report found that 75 percent of data breaches were driven by financial motives and 20 percent of attacks fell in the cyber espionage category, targeting intellectual property.“Typically what we see in our data set [...]
This post comes to us from Anne Livingston, the creator of the KidsPrivacy blog. She is writer and speaker with a passion for teaching parents and kids how to manage life online. Follow her on twitter @kidsprivacy.When I talk to my kids about what not to post online, I focus primarily on information that would [...]
The highly debated Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) was passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday on a bipartisan vote of 287-127, with 18 representatives not voting. This bill is meant to help prevent cyber attacks by allowing companies and the government to share cybersecurity information with one another.According to Alex Fitzpatrick, [...]
According to the 2013 Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, 50 percent of all targeted cyber attacks in 2012 were aimed at businesses with fewer than 2,500 employees. Thirty-one percent of attacks were aimed at businesses with fewer than 250 employees. These stats are telling—small businesses are increasingly becoming a target for hackers.The reasons why are [...]
This Saturday, April 20, is the Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) annual Shred Day—what they call an “identity theft, fraud prevention and educational initiative.”Why shred?We often have documents lying around that feature sensitive information sought by identity thieves and fraudsters. This personal identifying information (PII) can include your name, Social Security Number, bank account number or [...]
In trending news, Mississippi state Representative Lester Carpenter found that someone else had filed for his 2012 tax return. While the identity thief asked for Carpenter’s tax refund to be automatically deposited, he or she had provided incorrect bank account information, causing the check to be mailed to Carpenter’s home address.“Carpenter went to the Mississippi [...]
What a busy month for us. March was full of events, research reports, awards and more. Take a look at the highlights below:Experian at SXSWiSince we’re headquartered in Austin, TX, home to South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi), we take part in the festival each year. This year we hosted a booth at the Tech Career [...]
Do you consider yourself a “safe surfer”? A “safe surfer” can be defined as someone who avoids the suspicious parts of the web, only downloads files that they are expecting, and one who inputs confidential data on only https sites. Even if you do practice these measures, you are still at risk. However, your level [...]
Hot story of the week: California lawmaker, California Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal, introduced the “Right to Know Act 2013,” which would give citizens the right to see all the personal data companies have on them and with whom they’re sharing.“Privacy and data ownership is a hot-button issue within the tech community,” said VentureBeat. “Companies ranging [...]
One in 10 children will become victim to child identity theft and the thieves can go unnoticed for years as children’s credit reports may not be checked until they turn 18. Many times families discover the crime when the child applies for his or her first credit card, loan or apartment and are met with [...]
