4169 Results from /regulation
Angus Stewart CEO at www.e-solutions.uk.com
Quangos aren't organisations that receive the best of press - even when they do a good job! The Audit Commission has had its fair share of critics over the years. But, unlike many quangos, it has played an important role - particularly in terms of ensuring local authorities in England remain accountable. In one of its final acts before being scrapp...
04 November 2010 /security /regulation
John Cant Managing Director at MPI Europe Ltd
It is that tradeshow time of year when specific communities disappear out of the office to meet up with other people to do the physical rather than virtual/social networking. This last week it was SIBOS, the annual event for payments and transaction banking facilitated and organised by SWIFT. This year the SIBOS camp set up its stall in Amsterda
04 November 2010 /regulation Finance 2.0
Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me
#1 Publically available information is not valuable to an identity thief. If I was an identity thief I’d start with the phone book. All information about you is of value to an identity thief. The bad guy gathers as much intelligence about you as possible. Once they get enough data to become you they are off and running. The breadcrumbs we leave be...
03 November 2010 /security /regulation
Shock. Horror. Criminal gangs are doing their utmost to hijack UK legal firms! No, we're not talking about the synopsis to a sequel to The Firm, John Grisham's best-selling novel about a US law practice that was a front for the mafia. We're talking about something much bigger, which has the potential to become a major problem for the legal communi
02 November 2010 /security /regulation
Retired Member
We often hear about data breaches in the news and the unfortunate victim whose operations have been devastated. But more often than not, this is as far as data security extends into our worlds. Do we ever actually consider what a breach may do to our business, if it were to happen? And should we be bothered? Many cases of data breaches don’t make h...
#1 You can’t protect yourself from identity theft. Some, not all Identity theft is preventable. There are many things people can do to minimize their risk, both online and offline. Shred anything that has names and account numbers or any other data that can be used to con someone else into divulging even more information. Keep financial records p...
01 November 2010 /security /regulation
Universities/Colleges are the Riskiest Cases of identity theft are skyrocketing, and 32% of all ID theft victims had their social security number compromised according to Javelin’s 2010 Identity Fraud Survey Report. In honor of National Identity Protection week, McAfee set out to reveal the most dangerous places to leave your social security numb...
As mobile Internet usage continues its rapid growth, cyber criminals are expected to pay more attention to this sector. Mobile device platforms compete for content creators’ latest innovations, which often require more and more device access. As applications and other content are more widely distributed, security breaches will be inevitable. The s...
#1 Phone Fraud. The phone rings, a scammer poses as your banks fraud department. They may have your entire card number stolen from another source. They ask about a charge made and you deny the charge, but in order for the charge to be removed, they need your 3-4 digits CVV number off the front or back of the card. A variation may be they only hav...
Cybercrime has become a trillion dollar issue. In a recent survey, hundreds of companies around the world estimated that they had lost a combined $4.6 billion in intellectual property as a result of data breaches, and spent approximately $600 million repairing the damage. Based on these numbers, projections are that companies lost more than a tril...
27 October 2010 /security /regulation
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