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• Making Money vs.. Identity Theft

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 562
  Should money be so hard to earn and should it be so risky? It can be very complicated in this economy making money. So some people look to the computer or the Internet for a source of income. It can be just as hard to find work on the computer as it is working for a company such as McDonald’s or Wal-Mart.  ...
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• U.S. Attorney Nominee Criticized Over Agriprocessors Raids

  
  Your Moral Leader — Authority: 146
  The New York Times reports :  Eleventh-hour criticism is arising over President Obama’s nomination for United States attorney in northern Iowa of a prosecutor who had a leading role in the criminal cases against hundreds of illegal immigrants arrested in a May 2008 raid at a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. ...
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• Thinking Security on Free Public Wi-Fi

  
  EveryJoe — Authority: 158
  I had a client ask me recently how she could know she was safe while surfing the Internet on the free wi-fi networks available in the various coffee shops around the city. I went through the general comments of a good firewall, malware and virus protection, but also offered a few other ideas for her to think about. ...
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• New IBM Analytics For Business Intelligence

  
  Information Security Resources — Authority: 500
  BY Mel Duvall , Chief Content Officer at CIOZone IBM made a series of moves on the business intelligence and analytics front the other week, including launching a new mashup service for its Cognos 8 software. IBM has made analytics one of its focal points this year as companies continue to invest in the ...
  6 hours ago

• Revolving Door of Abuse: Procurement Fraud

  
  Information Security Resources — Authority: 500
  By Michael O’Connor, President of IronClad Consulting I recently studied one of the many procurement fraud cases ( US v. Khan ) associated with the LOGCAP III contract, and came away with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I saw groups such as the relatively recently formed National Procurement Fraud Task ...
  6 hours ago

• Used ATM contains thousands of credit card numbers

  
  NextAdvisor Daily — Authority: 472
  Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger After the DefCon ATM debacle , in which hackers hacked hackers by setting up a fake ATM in front of the facilitys security office, I needed to find out how stupidly easy it is to buy and install an ATM. So my search began. I found plenty of new and used ...
  8 hours ago

• Beware of job search scams

  
  NextAdvisor Daily — Authority: 472
  Identity thieves tend to be quite good at identifying and capitalizing on new trends and opportunities. So it isnt particularly surprising that as unemployment rises, scams designed to take advantage of vulnerable job seekers have become increasingly common . Job seekers are an easy target since they are more willing ...
  8 hours ago

• Job search and identity scams

  
  David Kirkpatrick — Authority: 144
  There are a lot of people searching for employment right now and there are plenty of scammers after the information job searchers are providing. Particularly identity theft artists. Resumes, and if it gets this far, employment applications are a treasure trove for ID theft crooks . A close acquaintance of mine had ...
  10 hours ago

• ISAlliance to Testify for Senate Judiciary

  
  CIO - Blogs and Discussion - — Authority: 444
  Larry Clinton, president of the Internet Security Alliance (ISA), will testify tomorrow at a U.S. read more
  13 hours ago

• ISAlliance to Testify for Senate Judiciary

  
  Information Security Resources — Authority: 500
  From The Internet Security Alliance Media Alert: Internet Security Alliance President to Testify at U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing Larry Clinton, president of the Internet Security Alliance (ISA), will testify tomorrow at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Terrorism and Homeland Security ...
  13 hours ago

• Increase Your Information Security IQ

  
  CIO - Blogs and Discussion - — Authority: 444
  People who generally have to much time on their hands read my posts. Or they simply enjoy my train wreck world view. read more
  15 hours ago

• Fifteen More Smart Grid Privacy Concerns

  
  CIO - Blogs and Discussion - — Authority: 444
  Wouldn’t it be a good idea to have privacy certifications for the organizations that are part of the large smart grid and for the smart meters to help ensure they are appropriately addressing privac read more
  15 hours ago

• Identity Theft Time Is Mainly What You Lose

  
  Credit Identity Safe — Authority: 109
  Although financially you might not be on the hook if your identity is stolen, you will be on the hook for hundreds of man hours you’ll need to correct the problems created all over the place. Just last year 9 million Americans discovered their identity had been stolen, a number that continues to grow each year. ...
  15 hours ago

• Identity Thieves Victimize Hancock Customers In Several States [Identity Theft]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 775
  News reports are coming in from several states detailing a debit card identity theft scheme in which thieves steal debit card info and pin numbers, then withdraw money from customers accounts. Reports are popping up in Wisconsin, California, Missouri and other states. The Napa Valley Register reports that ...
  15 hours ago

• Hackers break into controversial WWII historians AOL account

  
  Graham Cluley's blog — Authority: 693
  World War II historian David Irving is a highly controversial figure. In 2006 he was jailed in Austria for denying the Holocaust, and people have been stabbed during his recent speaking tour of America, which has been dogged by protesters. The latest headache for the 71-year-old Brit, however, is an attack of a ...
  16 hours ago

• Palestinian suspected of phishing Israeli bank accounts

  
  Graham Cluley's blog — Authority: 693
  The Israeli media is reporting that authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Palestinian man in relation to a phishing attack against customers of two banks. The man, who has not been named, was arrested by the IDF (Israeli Defence Force) and police after allegedly sending emails asking customers of Bank Leumi adn ...
  17 hours ago

• Money Mules Facilitate Identity Theft and Fraud

  
  Blogger News Network — Authority: 637
  Robert Siciliano Identity Theft ExpertMules are relatively unaware people who get hooked into a “small business” or employment that is a function of a criminal enterprise. The mules often respond to “help wanted” ads from online job placement sites. Shipping scams are a common tactic criminals use in which ...
  17 hours ago

• Consumer Alert: Deep Inside a Work at Home Scam: Mules Victimized by "Air Parcel Express"

  
  CAUCE North America — Authority: 515
  Here at CAUCE, we dont often re-post articles unrelated to spam law, but this piece by RSA is remarkably well-written and relevant to all Internet users, particularly during these days of high unemployment. Scam job offers to work at home have appeared on legitimate sites such as LinkedIn, Craiglist, and Monster.com, ...
  20 hours ago

• Swine flu fears making millionaires out of Russian hackers

  
  Graham Cluley's blog — Authority: 693
  As the number of reported swine flu cases climbs , its time a strong message was sent out against buying Tamiflu over the internet. Research published by Sophos exposes the profit model of the Russian cybercriminals making millions of pounds from counterfeit Tamiflu. Panic-induced stockpiling by individuals who ...
  22 hours ago

• Increase Your Information Security IQ

  
  Information Security Resources — Authority: 500
  By Robert Siciliano, Identity Theft Expert Years ago (like 20) a friend was graduating from college and moving away and a bunch of friends were throwing a party for this person. Collectively they asked me if I’d write a small speech as a version of “This is your life”. Stymied as to why they ...
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