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Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano So maybe you used a public PC to log into your Facebook account and you hit a button that saved your login credentials. Or maybe you received an email from what you thought was Facebook and you plugged in your username and password and got phished. Now someo...
05/19/2010
Once you’ve made the decision to purchase a monitored home security system, begin researching security companies in your area. Below is a list of questions you should ask when narrowing your search. Do some research into the home security company you choose. What is their reputation and history? ...
05/19/2010
Orlando Bloom’s break-in is one of several robberies linked to Hollywood’s “Bling Ring,” teenage gang of celebrity-obsessed wannabes who allegedly stole from Paris Hilton, Lindsey Lohan, Megan Fox and others. Their methods were simple. They tracked their victims by using social media, Facebook an...
05/18/2010
Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano Many of today’s automated processes are designed with security and/or convenience in mind. For example, if a credit card companies’ anomaly detection software detects irregular spending on your credit card the software may freeze your account or call you to...
05/18/2010
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Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano The Anti Phishing Working Group published a new report seeking to understand such trends by quantifying the scope of the global phishing problem, especially by examining domain name usage and phishing site uptimes. Phishing has always been attractive to crim...
05/17/2010
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Desperate people do desperate things. A home burglary is a desperate act. And when the burglar wants to absolutely, positively cover his tracks, he may torch the house. It’s a troubling crime pattern and Syracuse Police are asking for the public’s help. In the past two weeks there have seven burg...
05/16/2010
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Yeah, one for the good guys! A taxi driver would pick people up at their homes then drop them off somewhere, and then he would then go back to that person’s house and break into it. I’ve often thought that’s what would happen when I get dropped off at the airport. So, whenever they ask me where I...
05/15/2010
Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano Mobile Internet access and mobile service usage is growing rapidly and cyber criminals are expected to pay more attention to this sector. Mobile device platforms compete for innovation created by application developers and other content creators who are incr...
05/13/2010
Back in the day, the home was occupied all day. Mom was a “stay at home” working all day taking care of the kids and people had bigger families too. Often there were 3, 4, and even 5 generations under the same roof. Today, Mom works out of the house, dad works and the kids are at school. Today, g...
05/13/2010
I don’t mean to be Debbie Downer here, I just need to point out some things and hope people will shake up their fellow man and gather some perspective. As a person of planet earth, I can tell you straight out I often get disappointed in my fellow humans. For example, a bunch of smart people who k...
05/12/2010
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