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ROBERT SICILIANO, CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com is fiercely committed to informing, educating, and empowering Americans so they can be protected from violence and crime in the physical and virtual worlds.
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Attention Lenovo PC Owners: Something’s Fishy with Your Computer
Does your Lenovo computer have Superfish VisualDiscovery adware (a.k.a. spyware) installed? It's possible if you purchased a Lenovo PC any time in September of 2014 and thereafter.
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Stolen Social Security number? Don’t Worry!
Just when you think it was safe to believe your Social Security number can't get stolen…news breaks of the Anthem data breach. Over 80,000,000 patient records were compromised, including SSNs and home addresses. Like a meteor striking the earth, a disastrous ripple effect is underway, with patients getting hit up with phishing e-mails.
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Tips to Home Security Lighting
"Don't be afraid of the dark" is a reassurance that burglars never need; they need to hear, "Be afraid of the lights." A house that's often dark sends a flare to burglars that nobody's home, or, at least, that nobody will see the burglar doing what he does best.
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14 home security tips before you pack up for the Holidays
The holidays are just about here, and so is your not-so-friendly neighborhood burglar. Burglars know that during the holidays, there are just more goodies to steal, and not only that, but there's a lot of traveling away from home. During this time of year, homeowners need to be extra vigilant about protecting their property, and that includes making potential intruders think you're home rather than away for the holidays.
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Finally: a Proactive Layer for your Home Security System
Any complete security system requires proactive and reactive components. Until now, no one had ever focused on the proactive side. BeON has arrived to update this product category, and they have done it in a simple and elegant way that gives you security without the stress while you're away…and also yields safety while you're at home.
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Security is Everyone’s responsibility
In the movies, the good guys always get the bad guys. In cyber reality, no such thing exists. A survey of 5,000 IT security professionals turns up the following:
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10 ways to Secure your Home for Guests and Parties
The holiday season means an upsurge in home-based parties, and some parties can seem extremely innocent, like a Christmas tree decorating party. These events can get out of hand, even if you know all your guests. But sometimes your guests bring guests that are shady. It's awful to even acknowledge this, but even people you know can steal. I can tell you firsthand, there are people who have come to my home that I personally would have never invited. And when something goes missing, it's an absolutely horrible feeling.
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How your Webcam may be spying on You
Remember that song from 1984, "Somebody's watching me?" It was a great foreshadowing of things to come: These days, people really CAN watch you while you go about your business at home…through your computer. So if someone confides in you that "they're spying on me through my computer," don't be too quick to assume your friend went off his meds.
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Use an ePrivacy Filter to prevent Visual Hacking
In an average year I'll tally 75,000 airline miles. In an average week while waiting for the plane to board or while in flight I'll see multiple laptop screens flipped open with an over the shoulder view of emails being sent and received, PowerPoint presentations being tweaked, proposals being written and various client and employee records being crawled through. The fact is, I'm a good guy with no bad intentions, but I can't help seeing what I see, it's distracting. The screens are bright and propped right in my face.
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Top 10 Preventative Security Measures for your Home
How safe do you really think your home is?
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College bound kids: protect your identity
The good old days were when today's college kids' parents lugged their typewriters into their dorm room, and they communicated to people via the phone on their room's wall. Their biggest worry was someone stealing their popco maker. Nowadays, college kids need to beware of remote invasions by thieves.
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10 ways to protect your Devices and Data
Gee, it used to be just your desk computer that needed protection from cyber thugs. Now, your connected thermostat, egg tray monitor, teen's smartphone, garage door opener, even baby monitor, are all game for cyber creeps.
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