According to the Unisys Security Index, credit and debit card fraud is the no. 1 fear of Americans in the midst of the global financial crisis. This concern regarding fraud supersedes that of terrorism, computer and health viruses, and personal safety.Now, that is big deal – especially as data breaches become more apparent and more [...]
Experian’s Tim Brown joined local security professionals and lawyers as a panelist on the panel “Who Watches the Watchers?: Third-Party Vendor Privacy and Data Security Issues” earlier this week. The panel discussed privacy and data security issues facing organizations that work with a multitude of third-party vendors as well as the challenges faced by both [...]
A security breach is an act from an outside organization that bypasses or contravenes security policies, practices, or procedures. A similar internal act is called a security violation (businessdictionary.com).While a security breach can seem imminent at times, there are ways to avoid IT security breaches within a company. Take a look at 10 simple measures [...]
Hackers recently posted 6.5 million unique hashed passwords from LinkedIn, with already 200,000 of these passwords cracked. LinkedIn is a global social networking site for professionals—and it’s likely that many of the site’s users use the same password with other sites, including online retail stores, news websites and sites related to their employers.What does this [...]
The Center for Identity at the University of Texas at Austin held the first annual ID360 Conference this week. Experian was there in support of our VP of sales Marc Ostryniec, who presented on how proactive credential monitoring can reduce the risk of fraud that is an inherent problem when employees mishandle company credentials or [...]
In honor of Data Privacy Day on January 28, initiated by the National Cyber Security Alliance, we have compiled a few simple best practices for businesses to protect and secure valuable data. Password Changes Encourage or require employees to regularly change passwords used for company servers, email and programs every 90 days. This will help [...]
By John Sileo, Experian consumer security expertIdentity theft rates skyrocket for travelers. As USA Today noted in a recent article about the topic: Experts say business travelers are especially vulnerable because they increasingly rely on electronic devices that easily can be lost or hacked. Credant Technologies, a data-protection company, found that travelers have lost 11,000 [...]
By John Sileo, Experian consumer security expertData theft has serious implications for business travelers, including a high risk for identity theft. I have a personal experience with identity theft while traveling – it occurred during a trip to Orlando to, ironically, give a speech about avoiding identity theft. Read more about that experience in a [...]
With more than 800 million users worldwide, Facebook has become the defacto standard in social networking platforms. One of its most important features, the ability to quickly and easily scan whether or not you know people by looking at common connections, has expanded networks across the entire world. You all know this already… but how [...]
