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Monday, January 13, 2014

IT Guys get duped Pretty Girl on Social Media

Defenses of a U.S. government agency were duped by an experimental scam created by security experts. The “scam” involved Emily Williams, a fictitious attractive woman with a credible online identity (including a real photo that was allowed by a real woman), posing as a new hire at the targeted agency.

http://robertsiciliano.com/blog/2014/01/13/it-guys-get-duped-pretty-girl-on-social-media/

Friday, January 03, 2014

Danger: Wireless Toilets Next On Hackers’ List

10 Holiday Home Security Checklist Tips

Home Invasions on the rise, get a home security system!

Home Invasions on the rise, get a home security system!

http://youtu.be/RxeiHWLQoyQ

3 Things to Know Before Swiping Your Debit Card

3 Things to Know Before Swiping Your Debit Card

Why Should You Shop on Sites with Trustmarks?

With the holiday season in full swing, this is a busy time for a lot of us with parties, gift buying and possibly even figuring out travel arrangements. With all there is to do, many of us will turn to online shopping to help beat the crowds, find deals and not have to worry about what time we shop.

http://robertsiciliano.com/blog/2014/01/01/why-should-you-shop-on-sites-with-trustmarks/

Thursday, January 02, 2014

False Alarms are costly

Unfortunately, cheaper, older security motion detectors can’t distinguish between a 150 pound man and a squirrel or even some papers blowing around. This causes police and firefighters to respond to false alarms. False alarms caused by the elements or animals are common (in the millions each year) and occur with business as well as residential systems. On average, a police officer uses 20-40 minutes to respond to an alarm. Multiply that out by millions of false alarms. This problem drains resources. The Drain In the U.S., 94-95 percent of police responses to burglar alarms are false. The cost comes to $30-$95 per incident $1.8 billion total in the year 2000, says the Center for Competitive Government at Temple University. Some of this money goes towards preventing and remedying wear and tear on first responders’ vehicular equipment. Wind, papers and animals aren’t the only problem; prank or ridiculous 9-1-1 calls also factor in, and so do carelessness, mistakes and even frighten

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftExpertSpeakerProtectionPreventionResourceBlog/~3/0A2W17z6hKU/

Massive credit card breach and how to protect yourself

Massive credit card breach and how to protect yourself

http://youtu.be/zivy4in2ZfQ

Target hit by significant data breach

Target hit by significant data breach

http://youtu.be/kB7By4E-K9Y

Target Targeted in HUGE Data Breach affecting 40 million

Target Targeted in HUGE Data Breach affecting 40 million

http://youtu.be/u9OgGE7-ahU

Major Data Breach at Target and how to protect yourself

Major Data Breach at Target and how to protect yourself

http://youtu.be/mInVg9o5PY8

Major Data Breach Affects 40 Million target Customers

Major Data Breach Affects 40 Million target Customers

http://youtu.be/K1e6ittT8Wk

Target Data Breach affects 40 million

Target Data Breach affects 40 million

http://youtu.be/2tf28WUs0nw

Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Target hacked in Massive credit card breach

Target hacked in Massive credit card breach

http://youtu.be/HnDKoefj5-w

Credit card data breach at Target

Credit card data breach at Target

http://youtu.be/mMFZm7713JM

Protect Yourself From Credit card breaches

Protect Yourself From Credit card breaches

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5b0l15CBZI

Will the Target data breach damage the brand?

Will the Target data breach damage the brand?

http://youtu.be/4GYNj2TpIJg

Major Data Breach Affects 40 Million target Customers

Major Data Breach Affects 40 Million target Customers

http://youtu.be/K1e6ittT8Wk

Credit cards from Target's data breach sold on black market

Credit cards from Target's data breach sold on black market

http://video.foxnews.com/v/2962122396001/

Target Breach Won’t Hurt in Long Run: Siciliano