Technology is Helping Victims and Fraudsters
By Michael Eggebrecht, Community Editor at CIOZone
Last year, 11.1 million U.S. adults were the victim of identity fraud — 4.8 percent of the population. That’s good for a 12 percent increase from 9.9 million the prior year, according to Javelin Strategy & Research, which released its annual identity fraud survey Feb. 9. Along with that increase, the total annual fraud amount in 2009 increased 12.5 percent, from $48 billion to $54 billion. At the same time, the average fraud resolution time fell from 30 hours in 2008 to 21 hours last year…
Sidekick Goof Shows Cloud Computing Risks
By John Watkins, Attorney with Chorey, Taylor & Feil
Consider the possible consequences of a catastrophic loss of data a doctor’s office, an insurance agency, a law firm, or basically any other business. It appears that users of cloud based services may have little in the way of legal remedies. A very quick review of the terms and conditions for two of the best known cloud providers illustrate the issue.
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:
