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
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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
FTC Publication Advises Parents of School-Age Children How to Limit Risks of ID Theft
News release: “A new publication from the Federal Trade Commission, Protecting Your Childs Personal Information at School, advises parents how to limit the risks of identity theft. It also explains the federal Family Educational Rights Privacy Act, which protects the privacy of student records and gives parents of school-age children the right to opt out… Continue Reading
Trends in Circumventing Web-Malware Detection
Trends in Circumventing Web-Malware Detection. Moheeb Abu Rajab, Lucas Ballard, Nav Jagpal, Panayiotis Mavrommatis, Daisuke Nojiri, Niels Provos, Ludwig Schmidt. Google Technical Report rajab-2011a, July 2011 “Malicious web sites that compromise vulnerable computers are an ever-present threat on the web. The purveyors of these sites are highly motivated and quickly adapt to technologies that try… Continue Reading
McAfee Releases Online Banking Safety Guide for the 47 Percent of Consumers Who Are Underprotected
News release: “Acting on recent data that reveals many consumers still arent protected by even basic antivirus software when banking online, McAfee today released an educational guide for banking safely on computers, tablets or mobile devices. According to Javelin Strategy & Research, in 2010 47 percent of household financial managers did not have antivirus software… Continue Reading
Study: Faces of Facebook: Privacy in the Age of Augmented Reality
Faces of Facebook: Privacy in the Age of Augmented Reality – FAQ only – See also slides here. Alessandro Acquisti (Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University), Ralph Gross (Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University) Fred Stutzman (Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University), August 2011 “We investigated the feasibility of combining publicly available Web 2.0 data with off-the-shelf face… Continue Reading
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Safeguarding Unclassified DoD Information
Federal Register Volume 76, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 29, 2011)] “The purpose of this proposed DFARS rule is to implement adequate security measures to safeguard unclassified DoD information within contractor information systems from unauthorized access and disclosure, and to prescribe reporting to DoD with regard to certain cyberintrusion events that affect DoD information resident on… Continue Reading
