What Could Possibly Be Worse Than A Virus?
By Robert Siciliano, ID Theft Expert and Security Consultant to Intelius.com
Once a predator uses your Internet connection to go to into the bowels of the web, your Internet Protocol address, which is connected to your ISP billing address, is now considered one that is owned by a criminal. If law enforcement happens to be chatting with that person, who’s using your Internet connection to trade lurid porn, then someone may eventually knock on your door at 3 AM with a battering ram. And in freakish and relatively new twist, hackers can use a virus to crack your network and gain remote control access, and then store illicit porn on your hard drive.
Congressional Leak Spotlights P2P User Act
By Robert Siciliano, ID Theft Expert and Security Consultant to Intelius.com
Congress is still considering the Informed P2P User Act, a law that would supposedly make it safer to use peer-to-peer file sharing software, an effort that is similar to banning mosquitoes from sucking blood. It just isn’t happening…
Ten Common Identity Theft Myths Dispelled
By Robert Siciliano, ID Theft Expert and Security Consultant to Intelius.com
Identity theft is preventable. As with any other crime, the risk will always be there. But there are many things people can do to minimize that risk, both online and offline.
Social Media Scams Plague Networks
By Robert Siciliano, ID Theft Expert and Security Consultant to Intelius.com
We hear about a new Twitter phishing scam almost daily, whether it’s via direct messaging or a shortened URL. Not too long ago, it was big news when someone had their Facebook account jacked by someone who impersonated the victim, claiming to have lost their wallet in the UK and begging for a money wire. Lately, I see a story about another victim every week…
Social Media Policies for Business Part II
By Tom McLain, Attorney with Chorey, Taylor & Feil
Many social media sites are set up so that a participant needs to endorse others in order to gain credibility; however, such endorsements may give the appearance that the company is actually giving the endorsement. Thus, the company has an interest to protect in connection with any social media account used that identifies an employee of the company.
Do’s and Duh’s of Social Media Marketing
By Jeremy Hunt, Contributor at Fame Foundry
If you listen to the hype, social media is the answer to all that ails you and your company…if only we could figure out how it all works. Given the omnipresence of social media these days, surely there’s something to it, right?
Developing Social Media Policies for Business
By Tom McLain, Attorney with Chorey, Taylor & Feil
Given the informal nature of these media, there will be a stronger need to establish guidelines on how to promote products and services and how to defend them, particularly with respect to company-sponsored communications or “official” activities.
Top 8 Social Media Security Threats
By Michael Eggebrecht, Community Editor at CIOZone
As sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter have grown more popular, they have become a hot target for hackers. According to Kaspersky Lab, malicious code distributed via social networking sites is ten times more effective than malware spread via e-mail. Here are the Top 8:
