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.
Online Money Mules Aide Theft and Fraud
By Robert Siciliano, ID Theft Expert and Security Consultant to Intelius.com
Shipping scams are a common tactic criminals use in which they employ mules to receive goods bought with stolen credit card numbers, who then ship to people who buy them in online auctions. The mules in this process are essentially facilitating selling hot goods and money laundering.
