5 Secure Tips for Social Media
Our digital identities are formed by the information we share online, including social media. Even seemingly innocuous information that we share on social media, like mother’s maiden name or high school mascot, can be used [...]
Stay Secure While On The Go
Yesterday, cybersecurity thought leaders from around the world celebrated Data Privacy Day, an international effort held annually to create awareness about the importance of privacy and protecting personal information. Led by the National Cyber Security [...]
Top 3 New Year’s Security Resolutions
As we bid 2016 a farewell, it’s also time to say goodbye to poor security habits. Vow to make these three security resolutions this year to help minimize your risk of identity theft. Refresh Your [...]
2017 Security Predictions
Here are our top security predictions for 2017. Consumers Plagued by Passwords We continue to see consumers using weak passwords, like “123456” or “password,” to secure their accounts, as well as reusing their password across [...]
News Recap: The Yahoo Breach
Yahoo recently disclosed that it has found a breach of more than one billion use accounts that happened back in August 2013. Stolen user account information may include names, email addresses, phone numbers, birthdate, hashed [...]
Secure Shopping Tips for This Holiday Season
It’s no surprise that shopping increases during the holiday season. But you may be surprised to hear that you’re more susceptible to identity theft during the holidays. Whether you’re battling store lines or shopping from [...]
Virtual Reality Security Concerns
Virtual reality (VR) has the power to transform and enhance the way we interact with technology. Beyond gaming, we’re seeing VR take hold in verticals spanning from entertainment to education, and even the medical field. [...]
Security Best Practices for the Entire Family
If you’re already using an identity protection service and continually educate yourself on the latest threats online, you likely consider yourself cyber-aware. But, what about the rest of your family? Talk to your family about [...]
Cybersecurity and the Presidential Election
Cybersecurity was a prominent issue in this year’s presidential elections, from attacks against Democratic Party institutions to concerns around hacks at polling sites. Regardless of where you stand politically, the election outcome will undoubtedly have [...]
Mr. Robot: Hackers and Hollywood
Recent television shows like Mr. Robot demonstrate a change in how Hollywood writers are now representing hackers. Previously, hackers were portrayed as recluse individuals or nerdy sidekicks. But now, we’re seeing a shift with hackers [...]
Major Themes From NCSAM 2016
National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) bands together businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, universities and individuals from around the globe every October to promote cybersecurity awareness and education. Rooted in the philosophy that cybersecurity is a [...]
News Recap: East Coast Internet Outage
On Friday, a large-scale Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) attack caused a massive Internet outage on the east coast. The attack took down a number of sites including Twitter, Netflix and Amazon for a large [...]
Cybersecurity and Space
Research organization Chatham House recent released a paper, “Space, the Final Frontier for Cybersecurity?” that delves into the rarely discussed, but increasing threat of satellite attacks. Just think, much of the world’s infrastructure – like [...]
News Recap: Facebook Releases Secret Conversions
Facebook recently released the opt in, end-to-end encryption feature it’s calling “Secret Conversations,” available to all 1 billion of its users around the world, according to Wired. Now, Facebook users can opt in to encrypting [...]
News Recap: National Cyber Security Awareness Month
National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) kicked off this month. With all eyes on cyber security, we’re spotlighting a few recent news stories we expect to be a key part of the conversation among those participating [...]
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), created as a collaborative effort between government and industries to ensure everyone has the resources they need to say safe online. While it’s important to keep cyber [...]
5 Security Tips for Working Remotely
According to Global Workplace Analytics’ 2016 study, 3.7 million employees now work from home at least half the time. In fact, the amount of individuals who work from home has grown 103% since 2005. While [...]
The Cost of Identity Theft
In today’s digital world, identity theft is a fact of life. The most obvious cost of identity theft that victims encounter is financial loss. According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ)’s most recent study, 17.6 [...]
Back to School Cybersecurity Tips for all Ages
Children are lucrative targets for identity theft because of their clean credit. In a report by Carnegie Mellon CyLab, 10.2 percent of children had someone else using their Social Security number (SSN). Identity thieves can [...]
The Once Impenetrable, Penetrable: Macs Under Attack
Earlier this year, we talked about the issues in cyber security that we anticipated to dominate in 2016. One of which was the prediction that Apple devices would become the victim of increased focus from [...]
Back to School: To Share or Not To Share
We talk a lot about social media best practices on the blog. With every tweet, post, check-in and like, we’re revealing more and more information – many times, unknowing. With school back in session this [...]
App Safety 101: Keeping Your Device Secure
We saw how a mobile app can become a global sensation across the global with the launch of Pokemon Go. As mobile activity and the number of apps increase, it’s important to take precautions to [...]
The Growing Talent Gap in Cybersecurity
In the first half of 2016 alone, there were 500 breaches with over 12.8 million records exposed, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. With cyber attacks and data breaches becoming a statistical certainty in [...]
How much is your Uber account worth on the dark web?
Let’s start with the basics: What is the dark web? The dark web is inaccessible through standard web browsers. These dark web sites use tools like Tor and I2P to hide their IP address. Here, [...]
Safe Digital Wedding Etiquette
The use of mobile devices is increasingly present in the wedding planning process. Brides are using their smartphones as a tool to work with vendors, manage their registry, reserve hotel blocks and more. With technology [...]
Pokémon Go Privacy: How to Stay Safe While Using the App
Earlier this month, Niantic launched Pokémon Go – a location-based augmented reality game you can play via your mobile device – available to both iOS and Android users. The app was a sensation across the [...]
How to Recognize an IRS Imposter Scam
We’ve talked about tax identity theft in the past, however, IRS imposter scams are a bit different. Imposters go to great lengths to manipulate their victims, and there appears to be no slowing for this [...]
The State of Cybersecurity in 2016 Thus Far
July 1st marks the halfway point of the year. What better time to review the last six months of 2016? The Identity Theft Resource Center reports 500 breaches with over 12.8 million records exposed since January [...]
Internet Safety Month – Protect Your Kids from Cyberbullying
June is National Internet Safety Month, which began in 2005 in order to raise awareness around the need for online safety, especially among kids and teens. In honor of Internet Safety Month, this week we’re [...]
Internet Safety Month – Online Gaming Safety
June is Internet Safety Month, an initiative to raise awareness around the need for online safety, especially among kids. With more and more kids spending their free time online, it’s important to ensure kids’ online [...]
Are passwords a thing of the past?
Well, no. But, we may start seeing a trend moving away from passwords. At this year’s Google I/O conference, the company announced Trust API, a new feature that will be available to Android developers by the end [...]
Tips for Secure Online Shopping Over Memorial Day
With Memorial Day upon us, retailers are promoting special offers and deals for the holiday weekend. That means, cyber criminals will be on the prowl. To ensure you’re keeping your personal information safe while online [...]
Social Media Security Best Practices
One of the major benefits of social media is that you can connect with friends and family both near and far. However, social media can also leave us vulnerable to identity theft and other risks. [...]
Summer Travel: 5 Tips to Help Keep You Secure
We wrangled five more tips to help keep you safe this summer while traveling (or whenever you decide to travel, for that matter). Identity thieves are constantly looking for opportunities to steal your most precious [...]
When a hack, is not a hack
TechCrunch reported last week that the streaming music service Spotify suffered a security breach. A list containing hundreds of account credentials, including emails, usernames, passwords and other account details, appeared on the website Pastebin on [...]
Medical Identity Theft: Help Keep Your Medical Information Safe
Last year, the healthcare industry was the second most impacted industry with nearly 36% of the breaches publically reported. That’s not surprising considering major breaches like Anthem, Premiera and Excellus that totaled a combined 99.8 [...]
Child Identity Theft: How to Keep Your Kids Safe
You may not realize, but children are just as much at risk for identity theft as adults. Many times, the effects of child identity theft may be more severe in instances of a compromised Social [...]
March Madness: A Mobile Security Reminder to Consumers
This year’s NCAA tournament proved to be extra exciting with the number of upsets and the first buzzer beater in college basketball championship game history. Many people stayed up-to-date with the tournament via their mobile [...]
The Battle Over Encryption
In the wake of the Apple and FBI battle, we’ve seen heightened awareness around encryption. The most recent example of this is seen through WhatsApp, the online instant messaging service owned by Facebook with more [...]
5 Tips for Better Security
For most individuals, the idea of implementing security practices in everyday life seems overwhelming. However, now more than ever, individuals need to be cognizant of how to protect their identities, as cybercriminals are constantly finding [...]
Roundup of Security and Privacy Themes at SXSW Interactive 2016
Every year, hundreds of thousands of thought leaders flock to Austin, TX to share ideas, discuss pressing trends, and network with other professionals at the South by Southwest Interactive conference. This year, conversations around privacy [...]
News Recap: White Hat Hackers Crack Fingerprint Authentication on Phones
Fingerprint authentication on smartphones is meant to bridge the gap between security and convenience. The problem is, we leave our fingerprints everywhere – on our coffee cups, keypads, and beyond. And, hackers are constantly looking [...]
Hook, line and sinker: a lesson from Snapchat’s phishing incident
The popular video messaging app, Snapchat, recently announced a phishing attack that has compromised the identities of a number of its current and former employees. Snapchat disclosed on their blog that their payroll department was [...]
Learnings from Apple’s stance on data security
In the wake of the San Bernardino tragedy, The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized an iPhone that was used by one of the shooters. The FBI obtained a court order requesting Apple’s cooperation in [...]
Is Your Password, “Password”?
We cannot stress enough the importance of using secure and unique passwords in your day-to-day life. Unique, complex passwords should be used to protect our social networks, bank accounts, email accounts and more. However, most [...]
Identity Theft Protection is Now a Non-Taxable Benefit
Tax season is just around the corner, and whether you’re a business or an individual, you’ll want to know if you’re eligible for any tax benefits. Thanks to a recent announcement from the Internal Revenue [...]
Top Security Predictions for 2016
As we head into 2016, issues in cybersecurity will only continue to gain momentum. Let’s hone in on the trends we anticipate to dominate this year. All eyes on mobile The rise of mobile payments [...]
Safe Social Networking Practices
Consumers are sharing more information online than ever before. DOMO created an infographic to show how much content consumers are sharing online. Every minute, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram users are sharing nearly 2.5 million pieces [...]
Best Practices for Password Security
The inherent problem with data security is human error. Far too often, consumers use weak passwords and reuse their passwords across multiple sites, leaving them vulnerable to identity theft and fraud in the event of [...]
Cyber Security Rules for Travel Season
With summer just around the corner, most of us are looking to cash in on vacation time. And, cyber criminals are looking to cash in too – on your personal assets, that is! What most [...]
Tax Identity Theft: What to do if you are a victim?
Tis the season for tax filing! As the deadline approaches, you may find that someone else has fraudulently filed your taxes, claiming your refund check for himself. Last year, 1.6 million taxpayers were affected by [...]