Identity Theft

Identity theft scams, trends and information for mitigating risk

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Mobile devices are important tools to efficiently manage a business and to quickly meet the needs of a customer.  Think about the hit in...

Published: December 21, 2010 by ofonseca

A majority of the media attention has focused on the sharp increase of personal identity theft or on the loss of customer data by...

Published: December 7, 2010 by ofonseca

Phishing attacks are on the rise. According to a Panda Security investigation, scammers are creating 57,000 fake websites a week to falsely represent 375...

Published: November 16, 2010 by bkrenek

Facebook and other social networks have generated a lot of buzz recently due to their data privacy settings and policies. Unfortunately, many consumers are...

Published: November 2, 2010 by ofonseca

Recently I addressed the importance of having plans in place to protect personal health information in light of the sharp increase in healthcare data...

Published: September 21, 2010 by bkrenek

Identity thieves are becoming more skilled as they focus on stealing dormant social security numbers that belong to children. Experts point out that frequently...

Published: September 16, 2010 by ofonseca

According to a recent study by the Identity Theft Resource Center, data breaches in the healthcare sector are occurring at a higher rate than...

Published: September 7, 2010 by bkrenek

A big fear of business leaders and privacy professionals alike is the accidental breach of customer personally identifiable information (PII) either through the loss...

Published: September 7, 2010 by ofonseca

As more business users work remotely and travel the use of wireless devices has become a necessity in the workplace to access data. However,...

Published: September 7, 2010 by ofonseca