News release: “The Federal Trade Commission issued a staff report, Using FACTA Remedies: An FTC Staff Report on a Survey of Experience of Identity Theft Victims, summarizing the results of a survey of identity theft victims who were asked to describe their experiences dealing with consumer reporting agencies and, more generally, exercising their rights under… Continue Reading
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FTC Releases Top Complaint Categories for 2011
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today released its list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2011. For the 12th year in a row, identity theft complaints topped the list. Of more than 1.8 million complaints filed in 2011, 279,156 or 15 percent, were identity theft complaints. Nearly 25 percent of the… Continue Reading
New 'HTTPS Everywhere' Version Warns Users About Web Security Holes
News release: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) launched the 2.0 version of HTTPS Everywhere for the Firefox browser today, including an important new update that warns users about web security holes. The “Decentralized SSL Observatory” is an optional feature that detects encryption weaknesses and notifies users when they are visiting a website with a security… Continue Reading
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance
“DMARC, which stands for “Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance”, is a technical specification created by a group of organizations that want to help reduce the potential for email-based abuse by solving a couple of long-standing operational, deployment, and reporting issues related to email authentication protocols. DMARC standardizes how email receivers perform email authentication using… Continue Reading
FTC Warns That Rapid Expansion of Internet Domain Name System Could Leave Consumers More Vulnerable to Online Fraud
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today sent a letter to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization that oversees Internet domain names, expressing concern that the organization’s plan to dramatically expand the domain name system could leave consumers more vulnerable to online fraud and undermine law enforcers’ ability to track… Continue Reading
BJS: Identity Theft Reported by Households, 2005-2010
Identity Theft Reported by Households, 2005-2010: “Presents data on the nature of and trends in identity theft victimization among U.S. households from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The NCVS defines identity theft as the misuse or attempted misuse of an existing credit card or another existing account or the misuse of personal information to… Continue Reading
Consumer Reports – 10 tips to prevent ID theft while holiday shopping
“Consumer Reports’ Guide to online security outlines some of the most common Net threatssuch as phishing, online scams, and computer viruses. (See: Best ways to stay safe online.) But our latest security report also notes that mobile phones and social media sites can also present a rising amount of ID theft risks since more consumers… Continue Reading
Records for 4.9 million Texas military clinic and hospital patients stolen
News release: “The loss of computer tapes by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) may have placed TRICARE patient data at risk. There is no evidence that any of the data has actually been accessed by a third party, and analysis shows the chance any data was actually compromised is low, but proactive measures are being… Continue Reading
DOE IG – The Department's Unclassified Cyber Security Program 2011
DOE IG Evaluation Report – The Department’s Unclassified Cyber Security Program 2011, DOE/IG-0856 October 2011 “The Department had taken steps over the past year to address previously identified cyber security weaknesses and enhance its unclassified cyber security program. While these were positive steps, additional action is needed to further strengthen the Department’s unclassified cyber… Continue Reading
Check Point Survey Reveals Nearly Half of Enterprises Are Victims of Social Engineering
News release: “Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. announced the results of a new report revealing 48 percent of enterprises surveyed have been victims of social engineering, experiencing 25 or more attacks in the past two years, costing businesses anywhere from $25,000 to over $100,000 per security incident. The report, The Risk of Social Engineering on… Continue Reading
FINCEN: Identity Theft Trends, Patterns, and Typologies Based on Suspicious Activity Reports
Identity Theft – Trends, Patterns, and Typologies Based on Suspicious Activity Reports. Filed by the Securities and Futures Industries January 1, 2005 December 31, 2010. Report released September 2011. “This report focuses on identity theft in the securities and futures industries. Based on Suspicious Activity Report by the Securities and Futures Industries (SAR-SF) filings,… Continue Reading
FTC Announces New and Improved OnGuardOnline Website
News release: “Want to know more about Internet safety and security? Visit the new and improved OnGuardOnline.gov for practical tips and resources on how to be safe, secure and responsible online. Created through a partnership of 16 federal agencies led by the Federal Trade Commission, its a great source of free information for your home,… Continue Reading
