Archive for May, 2009
President Obama’s cybersecurity
Thursday, May 28th, 2009It seems that everything relies on computers and the internet now — Cyber security involves protecting that online information by preventing, detecting, and responding to attacks. Some attacks are more serious than others. Among these attacks are viruses erasing entire computer systems, someone breaking into a system and altering files, or someone breaking in and [...]
Education and awareness are major tools to protect against cyber crime
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009From January to December of 2008, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) website received 275,284 complaint submissions. This is a 33% increase compared to 2007. These complaints were composed of many different fraud types such as auction fraud, non-delivery, and credit/debit card fraud as well as non-fraudulent complaints such as computer intrusions, spam/unsolicited e-mail, and [...]
Tips for working with your bank, if you’re an identity theft victim
Saturday, May 16th, 2009In 2006, my bank provided an identity thief posing as me, debit card approval through an unauthorized phone number. Within a few days, the thief wiped out my checking account, stealing $8,000.00 before I realized what happened. For six months, the identity thief continued to victimize me. I lost $22,000.00, before I managed to catch [...]