SelfGrowth.com articles for Identity Theft

How to Protect Your Business From Fraud and Identity Theft

llegacki@idology.com — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 am

While the Internet has made it easier to grow a business, it has also introduced new security challenges for small and big businesses alike. As the techniques of fraudsters grow more sophisticated so must the solutions businesses use to detect and prevent fraud from occurring. The heart of ...

2 Very Important Factors To Avoiding Identity Theft

dkcampbellac53@gmail.com — Mon, 7 May 2012 12:00:00 am

It was just a few months back that the United State Government led by the Justice Department instituted a nationwide sweep in order to clamp down on identity fraud. Little coincidence that it was conducted as tax time gets going. This time of year has been a boon to fraudsters in years ...

3 Methods Identity Thieves Utilize In Order To Skim Your Personal Data

dkcampbellac53@gmail.com — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:00 am

It looks like having to pay by check is about to go the route of the analog TV. For many years check fraud was rampant and an issue police officials had a tough time dealing with. It is now on the decline as reported by the Financial Crime Enforcement Network. Why is it on the decline? Evidently ...

Why do the users go for online privacy protection?

safetyweb1@gmail.com — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:00:00 am

In a world where information about you is no more than a click away, privacy online has become one of the most essential requirements today. Most users prefer to have access to all the perks of the Internet without the hassle of being identified to ensure that they are able to get their jobs ...

Some Terrible Truths About Identity Theft

dkcampbellac53@gmail.com — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:00 am

Four years ago the card processor Heartland Payment experienced a database break in which subjected over financial risk. Just last year Sony Playstation Network was breached. One hundred million consumers had their card info exposed. This time internet thieves have gone back to one of the many ...

RapidSSL Wildcard: A Secure Solution for Unlimited Sub-Domains

sandy.cooper119@gmail.com — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:00 am

The RapidSSL Wildcard Certificate is a 128/256-bit SSL Certificate. RapidSSL.com owns the root to issue its RapidSSL Certificate, making it a stable SSL offering. RapidSSL is already present in the IE 5.01+, Netscape 4.7+ and Monzila1+ browsers, along with many other Windows and Mac ...

How do you select the best theft lawyer and what are the qualities expected?

article7@onketing.com — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:00:00 am

You can have your pick among the many theft lawyers available, but you have to choose the best and the right one. It is considered theft, if the money or property of one person has been forcefully taken away from him without his permission. Theft is defined as the wrongful possession of ...

The Top Five Misconceptions About Identity Fraud

dkcampbellac53@gmail.com — Mon, 2 Apr 2012 12:00:00 am

The good news is identity theft over the past few years has decreased. But the fact of the matter is it still tops the list as the number one consumer complaint. There's plenty of information going around with regards to this crime which includes plenty of myths which if you are not careful ...

Locksmith Baltimore MD helps in designing the best electronic security system

abbylynne19@yahoo.com — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

You might have faced some common problems with your lock and keys. The door lock may not work properly or the key getting stuck. There are many who have this bad habit of losing their keys. These are some scenario when you need to get in touch with a trusted locksmith. Suppose you have moved ...

What to Consider for Costume Ideas

goldiethoimpson@gmail.com — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

A costume party is something that you should really take time to plan in terms of generating costume ideas. If your kids are going to a costume party then you should definitely take time to try to understand what the costume party is all about and what the kids want too as their costume. The ...

The Importance Screening and Re-Screening Employees

stuartnance1@gmail.com — Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

It is not uncommon for companies to screen their employees before hiring them. Almost 70% of all US companies do some kind of pre-employment background check. This background check can consist of anything from a simple verification of information provided, like address, school records or ...

Do You Really Need to Perform a Full Employee Criminal Background Check on New Hires?

stuartnance1@gmail.com — Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

If you are a human resources professional or hiring manager, you may know that it can be very beneficial to your company to perform background checks on new hires. However, to save money, you may decide to skimp a bit and only perform a basic employee criminal background check on a potential new ...

What is Involved in a Pre-Employment Background Check?

stuartnance1@gmail.com — Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

For people who are searching for employment, it is almost certain that they will have to go through a background check before being hired. More than half of all companies are performing background checks on possible employees and those who are not currently doing it, will probably do some form ...

Employment Screening Can be used to Reduce Fraudulent Hires

stuartnance1@gmail.com — Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:00:00 am

Even businesses that use employment screening techniques can wind up with a hire that is not as good as they looked on paper. However, businesses that fail to perform employment screening are much more likely to hire someone who has lied or misrepresented information on their resume. The ...

Ten Electronic Devices Security Tips When Traveling Abroad

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:00 am

Cyber Warefare – Safeguard Your Electronic Devices. When employees travel abroad here are ten electronic devices security tips I pulled from a recent New York Times article, “Traveling Light in a Time of Digital Thievery” by Nicole Perlroth. Nicole discusses electronic devices security ...

Patrol Software Labs Review - Easiest Way to Protect your Computer and your Identity

kamang7@reviewbest.net — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:00:00 am

Security Software is really a general term explaining any program that prevents unauthorized activity using the pc, a network or perhaps a computing atmosphere. The two primary risks to some computer are unauthorized access by humans or damage triggered by malicious programs. A lot of ...

Secure Information Against Identity Theft By Installing Mailbox Locks

info.sflockandsafe@gmail.com — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:00:00 am

When it comes to identity theft, not all thieves are ditching their tried and true methods of obtaining information in favor of the digital age. While some thieves may find it easier to steal information via the Internet, many are quite content to use the same methods that they have used for ...

Stupid Things You do Online to Compromise Your Identity

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:44:14 am

Lifehacker recently posted a great article called The Stupid Things You Do Online (and How to Fix Them). Here are some of additional comments that may also be helpful. Stupid Thing #1: You Undervalue Your Personal Data Did you know that when a company goes through valuation by a venture ...

Cyber Warfare: Techniques, Tactics and Tools for Security Practitioners

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 am

With all the news articles about China hacking into American companies, India breaking into the US Government, Wikileaks, data breaches, cyber-attacks, Pentagon elevation that cyber-attacks could be regarded as an act of war, etc., I thought I had better educate myself and make the leap from ...

Smart Card Alliance Weakly Defends The Industry

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 am

The Smart Card Alliance offers platitudes but don’t identify the culprits! The Smart Card Alliance released their weak response to the recent Sykipot Tojan attack which hijacked the Department of Defense authentication smartcards. Unlike hypothetical attacks on smartcards (the Chinese ...

Exactly How Newbies Improve Credit Score

fayebryant00@gmail.com — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 3:22:02 pm

If you just purchase goods with cash you may not have very high credit ratings. You will need to improve your credit score before lenders will give you financing. The following are the ways to improve your credit score properly. Opening a bank account is one way to show the lending company ...

Zappos Data Breach - Customer Safety and Security

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:00 am

Online shoe and apparel shop Zappos, now owned by Amazon, reported earlier this week that 24 million users names, e-mail addresses, billing and shipping addresses, phone numbers, and the last four digits of credit card numbers may have been illegally accessed. In response to this breach, Zappos ...

Everything You Need To Know About Efficient Fraud Investigation Services.

katy1katy1katy1@hotmail.co.uk — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:00:00 am

In todays business environment, it is not uncommon to come across fraud. The fraudsters are always one step ahead of you in the game too, no matter how hard you try to protect your business. This means that sometimes, a business will employ a company to investigate. You can see below the best ...

Preventing Physical Identity Theft

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:00:00 am

Physical identity theft occurs when thieves come in close contact with their victims or the information they’re stealing. for example, Thieves may engage in dumpster diving, where they look through garbage, or literally dumpsters. to find papers with account numbers, addresses, name of family ...

2012 – The Year of Cyber Espionage?

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 am

Lucian Constantin’s recent article “Expect more cyber-espionage, sophisticated malware in ’12, experts say” states that cyber-attacks in 2012 will increase with more sophisticated malware. Certainly companies like MicroTrend, Symantec and others have their work cut out for them to eradicate ...

Is LifeLock Identity Theft Protection Services Legitimate?

gregford@consumersinfousa.com — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:00:00 am

Identity theft continues to rise annually. The Federal Trade Commission predicts that nearly 9,000,000 of the general public will get their identity stolen this year. You should be aware that ID theft can adopt numerous forms. The usual things that we often hear about is identity thieves getting ...

My 3 Top Security Strategies for 2012

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:00 am

In Justine Rivero’s latest article “Three New Ways to Protect Your Identity in 2012” she is absolutely correct that smartcards for secure payment is needed because it is better to use security upfront than rely on identity theft protection after the fact. But why stop at payment? Smartcards ...

My Life Lesson From Paris

cheryl@entrepsentourage.com — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 1:51:03 pm

A not so funny thing happened to me on the way to the Louve in Paris this summer. I was pickpocketed. Me! Imagine that, who would have the nerve to attempt such a feat? In Paris' Metro, where the crowds can be many, the thieves and pickpocket professionals also proliferate. Fortunately, we ...

Tis the Season for Scams

lyn@execstress.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:00:00 am

The Silly Season is upon us but that doesn’t mean you have to be silly. The ACCC is warning that at this time of year scammers prey on people’s generosity and vulnerability. Their SCAMwatch site has revealed their “12 Scams of Christmas” which include scams around holiday accommodation, flight ...

Chinese Computer Hacking of Chamber of Commerce has Already Hurt Your Business

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:00:00 am

On December 21, 2011 the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. Chamber of Commerce was hacked. Many of the major media outlets are all re-publishing the report. But, if you look at the fine print you will discover that the attack occurred back in November 2009 and was discovered in May 2010. ...

Don’t Wait for Windows 8 to Secure Your Passwords

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:00 am

This week the press is all agog about how Windows 8 is going to “securely” manage passwords. Win 8 will do this with LiveID, syncing passwords across multiple computer platforms, using “TrustedID” to authenticate the computer, and storing all your long complex passwords in the cloud or on your ...

Don’t Surrender Your Privacy Just Because a Store Clerk Asks For Your ID!

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:00:00 am

Just say no when pushy sales clerks ask for TOO MUCH personal information.Well the Christmas season is upon us and we’re all out there shopping for presents for our loved ones. Just recently I was shopping at Best Buy to purchase some computer components, but when I got home I found that one ...

The Reason Website Security Is Important To Protect Your Internet Presence

gurhan@internetmarketingcompanyllc.com — Sun, 4 Dec 2011 4:28:04 pm

One of the worst feelings you'll have is understanding somebody hacked to the private and personal information in the interest of stealing it or simply harming your data files. Every time a hacker obtains information of your computer, for example private or secure customer billing information or ...

Power LogOn Works With Dameware

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Wed, 2 Nov 2011 12:00:00 am

Power LogOn® Authenticates User into Dameware™ Access Smart® Announces the Interoperability of their Power LogOn Password Manager with DameWare Development’s Mini Remote Control (DMRC) product. In the age of mobile communications IT professionals need secure connection between remote and ...

ISSA's SoCal Security Symposium

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:00:00 am

Great information but forgot a key security component. User Authentication. On Wed 26th of October I attended the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Security Symposium in Long Beach, California. Different security leaders discussed poignant topics like Ali Pabrai’s, CEO ...

The Growing Threat of Medical Identity Theft

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:00:00 am

I have been following a very disturbing trend for a couple of months now, and it is that of Medical Identity Theft. When we think of identity theft, we typically worry about credit cards or store credit being taken out in our name. Somebody attempting to purchase a vehicle or finance a mortgage ...

7 CyberSecurity Laptop Tips

PepperEyes@sc.rr.com — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:00:00 am

I once had a cordless phone that had multiple channels that allowed you to switch channels. One day I accidentally unplugged it when cleaning, when I went to pick up the handset to make a call, I was amazed that the receiver was picking up the phone conversation of someone in the apartment ...

Microsoft®’s Forefront Review

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:00:00 am

Microsoft®’s Forefront Needs More Than Identity Management for Cyber Attack Prevention Microsoft ‘s Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 provides IT with the tools needed for identity and access management through a SharePoint-based policy management console. Microsoft correctly targets ...

What To Do When Your Company Network Is Hacked

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Fri, 7 Oct 2011 12:00:00 am

I have written many articles and blogs warning about the cost to a company from a security breach. Ben Worthen, a staff reporter in The Wall Street Journal’s San Francisco bureau, wrote a great article “What to Do if You’ve Been Hacked” on September 26, 2011, where he has highlighted some key ...

How To Set Your Privacy On Facebook To Prevent Identity Theft

safetyweb1@gmail.com — Fri, 7 Oct 2011 12:00:00 am

Facebook privacy appears to be the latest demand for every user now, as almost all net savvy individuals are addicted to Facebook and its attractive features. Every day, millions of users sign onto the site to communicate easily and interact with friends and colleagues. As such, you really need ...

How can tracking cookies affect your privacy?

safetyweb1@gmail.com — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:00:00 am

Increasing use of Internet and social networking sites affecting the privacy and hence identity like SSI, personal information and other important data can be tracked from cookies and social networks that lead to identity thefts, misuse of login details etc. A cookie is text file which a ...

Find a Law Firm and Deal to Identity Thieves Case

lovelyjoy1@webhostingwebsite.info — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:00:00 am

Today's generation has been defined with the latest technology and constantly evolving. mainly due to the development of technological development in the PC and, therefore, the global Internet, there are several users have access to the Web, and rarely transactions via the Internet. not to ...

Rumors of Password Death Are Greatly Exaggerated

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:00:00 am

McAfee recently revealed that 72 different organizations around the world have been victims of cyber-spying. With attacks likely to increase, it is important to note that strengthening your access controls ensures that you have a higher level of security for all those who are attempting to ...

Vancouver Criminal Lawyer for Theft Cases

www.johnbuchananlaw.com@gmail.com — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:00:00 am

Theft is one of the rising criminal offences these days. Accused in such cases requires a powerful representation in the court of law. This is only possible with the support of a criminal defence lawyer. As far as a theft case is concerned, it involves almost everything starting from a small ...

Shady RAT World Wide Hacking

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:00:00 am

Recently McAffe published a worldwide hacking report about what they are calling Shady RAT. The United Nations, Olympic committees, governments, U.S. real estate company, a major media organization based in New York, a satellite communications company and other companies around the world, ...

Scam Alert-Con Artists Tried To Take My Money

deanna.troupe@gmail.com — Mon, 8 Aug 2011 12:00:00 am

Before I start my cautionary article, let me say how much I love the selfgrowth.com community. This is a wonderful place for people that want to improve their lives. Okay with that being said, this is the Internet. Dishonest people are everywhere and they use the good will that is generated on ...

Along with Sales Leads, Obtaining the Information is almost everything

martinlight91@yahoo.com — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:00:00 am

With Auto Sales Leads, Getting the information is everything Not so long ago, it used to be that individuals resided in pretty much one area for all of their lives. Travelling included utilizing one's feet, above all else. Far away areas actually were far away, with regards to the capability of ...

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PLANS INTERNET ID

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:00:00 am

Fox News reported on 1/8/11 that ” Obama Administration Reportedly Plans to Create Internet ID for All Americans“. Obama wants the Commerce Department to create Internet ID for all Americans. Without getting into the political side, there are some key concerns that arise with a government ...

ARE GOVT. WEBSITES DESIGNED BY PRESCHOOLERS?

dovell.bonnett@gmail.com — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:11:24 pm

It has been reported that Paul Ducklin, Head of Technology for Sophos, referred to the Lulz Security (LulzSec) hackers as “schoolboys.” He added that most of the break-ins were “languorously orchestrated, using nothing more sophisticated than entry-level automatic web database bug-finding tools, ...