Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Two Laptop Thefts Reported in November Yield Thieves Nearly 200,000 Unique Data Records

11/20/2008 09:35 PM

Nearly 200,000 unique data records have potentially fallen into the hands of identity thieves because of two high-profile laptop thefts widely reported this month.

 

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Laptop Theft the Culprit in Nearly Half of Data Breaches in Australia, Research Reveals

11/10/2008 04:08 PM

Research has revealed that nearly 80 percent of organizations in Australia experienced some form of data breach in the past five years, with 45 percent of those breaches being traceable to laptop t...

 

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Research Finds Companies Not Reporting Security Lapses to Clients Even as Data Breach Tally Grows to Highest Ever

10/09/2008 03:08 PM

Recent research painted a worrisome picture of the state of data security, with clear implications for consumers, said the chief security analyst for One You Security.

 

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Massive Loss of Mobile Computers from U.S. Government Agency Underscores Need for Laptop Tracking Technology

09/23/2008 01:51 PM

News reports last week indicated that the ATF lost weapons and hundreds of laptop computers during the five-year period of 2002 to 2007. A widely televised and quoted personal security and identity...

 

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Irresponsibility Joins Outright Crime as Catalyst for Identity Theft

09/22/2008 07:47 PM

In late August, the sale on eBay of a computer belonging to a large European bank placed the banking details of more than one million customers in the hands of a third party. The chief security ana...

 

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Common Data Handling Practices Mean Consumers Need Protection against Financial Fraud

08/23/2008 02:05 PM

Common data handling practices place consumers' data at risk of identity theft, said the widely televised and quoted chief security analyst for One You Security, LLC.

 

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Organizations Must Protect Employee Data Stored on Mobile Computing Devices

08/23/2008 01:52 PM

The potential, crippling financial consequences of not doing so can easily be avoided, according to a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert who directed firms to l...

 

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Research and News Reports Suggest that Government Often Mishandles Social Security Numbers

08/14/2008 08:58 PM

Widely televised and quoted identity theft protection expert and chief security analyst for One You Security commented on an investigation and related news that revealed the vast mishandling of Soc...

 

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Proliferation of Laptop Theft at Airports Echoes Last Year's Rise in the Crime

08/08/2008 07:04 PM

More than 15,000 laptop computers go missing every week from airports in Europe, according to new research, which added credence to another study that showed a 6 percent year-over-year increase in ...

 

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Research Shows Consumers Misplacing Blame for Identity Theft

08/07/2008 04:03 PM

A large majority of U.S. consumers think personal irresponsibility is the main cause of identity theft. But the chief security analyst for One You Security, LLC, says consumers without fraud protec...

 

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Securing Laptop Computers Helps to Protect College Students from Identity Theft

08/04/2008 01:49 PM

Laptop thefts at college campuses across the U.S. have affected untold numbers of college students, who are prime targets for identity thieves, research has shown. A widely televised and quoted per...

 

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Usability of Social Security Numbers as Identifiers Enables Mortgage Fraudsters

07/30/2008 08:46 PM

The results of a research investigation recently revealed an upward trend in the incidence of mortgage fraud. The best way to combat the threat is to transform Social Security numbers into somethin...

 

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Research and the Latest News Reports Underscore the Frequency of Laptop Theft and Loss

07/23/2008 09:30 PM

Up to 12,000 laptop computers go missing every week at U.S. airports, research released in late June indicated. Laptop theft and loss is bound to occur, said a widely televised and quoted personal ...

 

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Year-Over-Year Spike in Data Breaches Will Prompt Consumers to Protect Their Own Financial Identities

07/23/2008 08:35 PM

More than ever, consumers need a way to protect themselves as their Social Security numbers go missing with every new breach of data, according to a widely televised and quoted identity theft prote...

 

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Recent News Highlights Susceptibility of Data Exposed to Peer-to-Peer Networks

07/17/2008 12:00 AM

Peer-to-peer networks contain a minefield of security pitfalls, according to the widely televised and quoted chief security analyst for One You Security.

 

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Efforts to Remove Social Security Numbers from Medicare Cards Are Misplaced

07/09/2008 07:00 PM

According to an industry insider, it's impossible to remove Social Security numbers from the public domain. Consumers instead need protection that renders these universal identifiers useless to the...

 

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Privacy of Social Security Numbers Not the Key to Identity Theft Prevention

07/01/2008 07:15 PM

Protecting financial identities is possible, but attempting to keep Social Security numbers private is not, said Robert Siciliano, widely televised and quoted identity theft protection expert and c...

 

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Costs in 2008 Attributable to Laptop Theft Projected to Exceed $1 Billion by End of Year

06/30/2008 08:45 PM

The costs in 2008 attributable to laptop theft and its consequences are on track to exceed $1 billion by the end of the year, a running tally by laptop tracking firm MyLaptopGPS strongly suggested.

 

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Mortgage Fraud Crackdown Underscores the Susceptibility of Consumers' Financial Identities to Theft

06/24/2008 07:45 PM

The utility of Social Security numbers as means to obtain credit fuels the pervasiveness of mortgage fraud, said the chief security analyst for One You Security.

 

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Dumpster Divers Thrive on Social Security Numbers and Other Valuable Information Found Printed on Tossed Documents

06/17/2008 01:00 PM

Social Security numbers can be useless to thieves when the consumers whose information they obtain avail themselves of identity theft prevention services beforehand, according to One You Security's...