Posts tagged “Identity theft”

Protecting IP in the Age of WikiLeaks

Monday, January 10th, 2011

WikiLeaks stands as a warning for all of us responsible for protecting the digital assets and intellectual property (IP) of our organizations.
It is tempting to think that WikiLeaks, and the explosion of similar whistleblower and vigilante sites, as only interested in information from government, military, or political organizations. But a recent Forbes interview with WikiLeaks [...]

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Wireless Security: When Free Isn’t Worth the Risk

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Say you’re sitting in an airport and want to send e-mails from your personal e-mail account. You start up your laptop and use your wireless software to look for the free Internet service that the airport has advertised. You see an SSID option labeled with something like “airport wireless,” and it’s unsecure. You might figure [...]

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National Identity Fraud Awareness Week Reminds Us of Simple Ways To Protect Our Identity

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

It’s National ID Fraud Awareness Week in Australia and New Zealand, a reminder to ensure we aren’t making ourselves easy targets for identity theft both at home and work.
We’ve all seen those e-mails and tweets tempting us to click on links, hand over personal details or cash, play a game or run .exe files that [...]

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‘Tis the Season: IT Security This Holiday Season

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

I recently read that 27 million Americans want a tablet PC or mobile computing device. This holiday season (which is right around the corner), millions of them will get their wish. And the next day they’ll slam your IT department with requests to integrate their new tablet with your enterprise apps.
A word to [...]

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