October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
Does this mean the U.S. Government is finally getting serious about cybersecurity?? Truthfully, it's our SHARED responsibility of good cyber-hygiene among ALL computer users, not just industry and government.
To give just a hint of the depth of this challenge, the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 is presently making its way through Congress. The bill’s co-sponsor, Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), has stated:
“America’s vulnerability to massive cybercrime, global cyber-espionage and cyber-attacks has emerged as one of the most urgent national security problems facing our country today.”
Folks, the explosion of cybercrime and identity theft has reached a 5-year high, increasing annually at a rate of 22%!! It's escalating rapidly in our difficult economic times. In 2008 alone, 9.9 MILLION Americans were victims of identity theft. In fact, the Wall Street Journal states: "Information breaches to U.S. companies in 2008 reached a per-incident cost of $6.65 MILLION."
Take note of these scary, but very real statistics:
** More than 1 person in 10 knew the person who stole their identity.
** Identity thieves are working dramatically faster to exploit their victims.
** Information stolen and stored for a year or more was up 50%.
** Women are 26% more likely to be victims of identity theft than are men.
** Latinos are 47% more apt to become victims of identity theft.
** Minors are increasingly targets. The thieves know that it can take years before a child's ID
theft is discovered.
** Households with higher incomes -- $75,000 or more -- are now at a higher risk.
So…what do these identity theft stats have to do with cybersecurity? Everything. The common denominator here is easy access to individual and business computers in which hackers [read: cyber criminals] are able to penetrate and hijack computers, jeopardizing proprietary and corrupting computers.
The need to turn the Tsunami tide is CRITICALLY urgent, as both our personal AND our national security hinges on ALL computers (home AND businesses) being secured against the ravages and major headaches of cybercrime....all producing hassles, headaches, and serious problems for the end user, along with being an unsuspecting participant in the raging, stealth war of cybercrime and identity fraud. Yes, folks, we’re in an escalating cyber war….it’s already begun!
I am including in this post a link (below) to a blog article from TechRepublic.com called “Cybersecurity: Is the U.S. Government doing enough?”. This explains exactly WHY cybersecurity is EVERYONE'S responsibility. Especially in these challenging days, what is available as "security" software (like Norton, McAfee, TrendMicro, Kaspersky, Panda, etc.) is merely "entry level" and just isn't capable of meeting -- much less staying on top of -- the increasing challenges of sophisticated cybercriminals and other hackers. (If the off-the-shelf, entry-level software did the job, why would the problems be escalating??)
That's exactly why, in my business as a PC Security and Care and Identity Protection Specialist, access to unlimited service and corporate-grade security is provided to computer owners, enabling them to keep cyber criminals from hijacking personal and business PC’s and stealing proprietary data and committing crimes like identity theft and credit fraud. Truthfully, we’re a hacker’s worst nightmare!
Both individuals and small businesses can now finally keep their PC’s and identities secure and truly free from hassles, headaches, and worry….allowing them to literally and finally gain true peace of mind!
Cybersecurity…it’s our shared responsibility!
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Showing posts with label identity theft. Show all posts
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September Identity Newsletter
Latest News On The #1 Crime In America & Tips On How Thttp://www.kathy1313.como Keep Your ID Your Own!
Welcome to the September 2009 Identity Theft Newsletter!
Id Theft is the number one fastest growing crime in America yet most people people believe it will never happen to them.
It is my sincere hope that by helping to get the word out through these newsletters that some may be saved from the personal nightmare of having there identity stolen.
Identity Theft Victim Meets Her Identity Thief
Back in January, Michelle McCambridge found herself staring into the face of the woman who stole her identity.
Only a week earlier, she learned that someone had taken out credit cards in her name and racked up thousands in charges. A federal agent had shown her a surveillance photo. But the image didn't ring a bell.
Now the woman in thick-rimmed glasses was standing there at McCambridge's women's-casual counter at J.C. Penney at Southcenter, asking to open a credit account.
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=EQNY_&m=1dvgwuLjKmGWfD&b=iW4R32.w0fLSFOGmfviSFw
Identity theft growing, getting harder to stop
MIAMI - With a few keystrokes, computer security expert Esteban Farao can find all the wireless networks in use in a half-block radius from a Starbucks.One of them, it appears, is intended for guests at the Marriott. Others are private networks for individual businesses.Farao, of Coral Gables-based Enterprise Risk Management, said the security of any of those networks could be compromised - a la Albert Gonzalez."It's a matter of time," Farao said, even for networks that are encrypted and password protected.http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=EQNY_&m=1dvgwuLjKmGWfD&b=XpTSy3onzmeuBWLKXHkWCw
TJX hacker pleads guilty in major ID theft case
The hacker involved in a massive data breach at TJX Companies has pleaded guilty to identity theft and fraud for the theft of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers from TJX and other retailers.Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, pleaded guilty in Massachusetts to 19 charges related to the hacking of computer systems at TJX and retailers including Barnes & Noble. He also pleaded guilty to a charge brought in the Eastern District of New York for hacking into the systems of the Dave & Buster's restaurant chain.
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Keep an eye out for the Computer Security Newsletter October first...
PC Security & Identity Theft
Protection 661-256-6642
Kathleen’s Personal Identity Theft Blog.
http://www.kfidentity.com/
Kathleen’s Complete Internet Protection Web Site. Includes tons of computer and identity theft protection information:
http://www.kathy1313.com
Add Me To Your Address Book
To help ensure that you receive all email messages consistently in your inbox with images displayed, please add this address to your address book or contacts list:
synergymrktng@aweber.com
Identity Theft Facts:
The FBI receives close to 300,000 complaints of suspicious activity per month and only investigates around 6,000.
73% of Identity Theft victims suffered due to the misappropriation of their credit card info.
Identity Theives Targeting Small Businesses
Businesses lose an estimated 57 billion dollars a year to identity theft.
Small businesses are even more vulnerable for two reasons:
1.) They rely on local law enforcement to investigate but most local law enforcement agencies are not prepared to handle business identity theft.
2.) As larger companies have taken on more sophisticated computer network protections, cyber criminals have adapted and gone after smaller businesses who do not have high-level security.
In other words, to identity thieves, small businesses are the low hanging fruit just ripe for the picking!
Business Owners, are you complying with the Red Flags Rule?
The Red Flags Rule requires many businesses and organizations to implement a written Identity Theft Prevention Program designed to detect the warning signs - or "red flags" - of identity theft in their day-to-day operations.
The deadline is November 1, 2009.
Are you covered by the Red Flags Rule?
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=EQNY_&m=1dvgwuLjKmGWfD&b=2mL35GnR3khOp5HyCqUyAQ
Online Red Flag Training
Red Flag Rules training, is designed to familiarize public sector employees with terms, definitions, and requirements related to FTC Government Red Flag Rules.
It teaches the participants to detect, address, and respond appropriately to Red Flags.
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http://perfecttrafficstorm.com/aff/4163
Welcome to the September 2009 Identity Theft Newsletter!
Id Theft is the number one fastest growing crime in America yet most people people believe it will never happen to them.
It is my sincere hope that by helping to get the word out through these newsletters that some may be saved from the personal nightmare of having there identity stolen.
Identity Theft Victim Meets Her Identity Thief
Back in January, Michelle McCambridge found herself staring into the face of the woman who stole her identity.
Only a week earlier, she learned that someone had taken out credit cards in her name and racked up thousands in charges. A federal agent had shown her a surveillance photo. But the image didn't ring a bell.
Now the woman in thick-rimmed glasses was standing there at McCambridge's women's-casual counter at J.C. Penney at Southcenter, asking to open a credit account.
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=EQNY_&m=1dvgwuLjKmGWfD&b=iW4R32.w0fLSFOGmfviSFw
Identity theft growing, getting harder to stop
MIAMI - With a few keystrokes, computer security expert Esteban Farao can find all the wireless networks in use in a half-block radius from a Starbucks.One of them, it appears, is intended for guests at the Marriott. Others are private networks for individual businesses.Farao, of Coral Gables-based Enterprise Risk Management, said the security of any of those networks could be compromised - a la Albert Gonzalez."It's a matter of time," Farao said, even for networks that are encrypted and password protected.http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=EQNY_&m=1dvgwuLjKmGWfD&b=XpTSy3onzmeuBWLKXHkWCw
TJX hacker pleads guilty in major ID theft case
The hacker involved in a massive data breach at TJX Companies has pleaded guilty to identity theft and fraud for the theft of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers from TJX and other retailers.Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, pleaded guilty in Massachusetts to 19 charges related to the hacking of computer systems at TJX and retailers including Barnes & Noble. He also pleaded guilty to a charge brought in the Eastern District of New York for hacking into the systems of the Dave & Buster's restaurant chain.
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=EQNY_&m=1dvgwuLjKmGWfD&b=u.93zNj9Lht8tHd6w8.f2w
Keep an eye out for the Computer Security Newsletter October first...
PC Security & Identity Theft
Protection 661-256-6642
Kathleen’s Personal Identity Theft Blog.
http://www.kfidentity.com/
Kathleen’s Complete Internet Protection Web Site. Includes tons of computer and identity theft protection information:
http://www.kathy1313.com
Add Me To Your Address Book
To help ensure that you receive all email messages consistently in your inbox with images displayed, please add this address to your address book or contacts list:
synergymrktng@aweber.com
Identity Theft Facts:
The FBI receives close to 300,000 complaints of suspicious activity per month and only investigates around 6,000.
73% of Identity Theft victims suffered due to the misappropriation of their credit card info.
Identity Theives Targeting Small Businesses
Businesses lose an estimated 57 billion dollars a year to identity theft.
Small businesses are even more vulnerable for two reasons:
1.) They rely on local law enforcement to investigate but most local law enforcement agencies are not prepared to handle business identity theft.
2.) As larger companies have taken on more sophisticated computer network protections, cyber criminals have adapted and gone after smaller businesses who do not have high-level security.
In other words, to identity thieves, small businesses are the low hanging fruit just ripe for the picking!
Business Owners, are you complying with the Red Flags Rule?
The Red Flags Rule requires many businesses and organizations to implement a written Identity Theft Prevention Program designed to detect the warning signs - or "red flags" - of identity theft in their day-to-day operations.
The deadline is November 1, 2009.
Are you covered by the Red Flags Rule?
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=EQNY_&m=1dvgwuLjKmGWfD&b=2mL35GnR3khOp5HyCqUyAQ
Online Red Flag Training
Red Flag Rules training, is designed to familiarize public sector employees with terms, definitions, and requirements related to FTC Government Red Flag Rules.
It teaches the participants to detect, address, and respond appropriately to Red Flags.
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=EQNY_&m=1dvgwuLjKmGWfD&b=QEvEzHG8.wpqj_ttk8UydQ
http://www.leadsleap.com/?referid=fulghamkathleen
http://www.DesktopLightning.com/fulghamkathleen
http://perfecttrafficstorm.com/aff/4163
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