PCI Council Advice on Threat Management
By Robert Siciliano, ID Theft Expert and Security Consultant to Intelius.com
Security professionals intuitively think proactively. Our job is to predict and prevent what the bad guy will do next. My job specifically is to instill this mindset into you, the consumer, SMB or large corporate enterprise. Bob Russo, General Manager and Rockstar of the PCI Security Standards Council reminds us all in this Business Week article that it’s not all about prevention.
10 Holiday Tips For Secure Online Shopping
By Robert Siciliano, ID Theft Expert and Security Consultant to Intelius.com
Criminals set up fake websites and then go through the same process legitimate eTailers do in regards to search engine optimization, search engine marketing and online advertising via adwords. They use key words to boost their rankings on Internet searches to show up along side legitimate sites. These same processes are also being used to infect unsuspecting users with malware. Here are ten tips for secure online shopping.
McAfee’s The Twelve Scams of Christmas
By Robert Siciliano, ID Theft Expert and Security Consultant to Intelius.com
According to Consumer Reports’ 2009 State of the Net Survey, cybercriminals have bilked $8 billion from consumers in the past two years, and McAfee warns consumers not to fall victim to the twelve most dangerous online scams that computer users face this holiday season.
Consumer Reports Buys Consumerist.com
By Laura Wilson, JD, CISA Candidate, ♦ ISR Corporate Liability Editor
Combining the unimpeachable credibility and expertise of Consumers Union, the publishers of Consumer Reports since 1936, with the widely read, shoot-and-move Consumerist format that nets over 10 million pages views per month is a big win for the public and their advocates.
