identity theft
RSS identity theftCompliance: The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
White Paper With identity theft, "phishing," "pharming," and other highly publicized examples of large scale financial information theft and abuse receiving attention, companies of all sizes are... [09 Oct 2009]
The FACTA Red Flag Rule: Understanding the Rule and Recommendations for Compliance
White Paper The Red Flag Rule requires all financial institutions and creditors to implement an Identity Theft Prevention Program to detect, prevent and mitigate identify theft for covered accounts.... [05 Oct 2009]
Fighting the Enemy: Making Sense of the Growing Crimeware Threat
White Paper Committing fraud through traditional identity theft tactics, such as creating a new identity and defaulting on a loan, still exist but are not as prevalent as the online channel offers... [05 Oct 2009]
Deploying Knowledge-Based Authentication to Increase Revenue and Bolster Security
White Paper Despite its many advantages, remote commerce also comes with an increased risk of fraud and identity theft. Establishing the identity of users across multiple channels is essential so... [05 Oct 2009]
Digital Identities and the Promise of the Technology Trio: PKI, Smart Cards, and Biometrics
White Paper This paper looks at one of the evolving crimes of the digital age; identity theft. It argues and explains that if three key technologies were implemented together namely biometrics, smart cards, and PKI,... [02 Oct 2009]
Preparing for Tomorrow's Threat Today: What We Can Learn from the History of Malware and Defenses
White Paper Current FBI estimates indicate that malicious software and attacks targeting identity theft cost American businesses and consumers more than $50 billion a year. There is one given in the IT security... [01 Oct 2009]
Actinic Selects GlobalSign for Extended Validation SSL Certificates
White Paper With the increase of e-commerce, organisations and customers alike are faced with ever increasing security threats, for example, phishing attacks, and credit card fraud and identity theft. Founded in... [01 Oct 2009]
VeriSign Identity Protection Authentication Services Helps a Top Document Management Services Provider Lead the Way With Two-Factor Authentication for Clients
White Paper The challenge was to maintain client confidence while providing protection from increasing levels of identity theft, phishing and fraud attacks and to ensure that any new security measures did not... [19 Sep 2009]
Hackers target fake ads to steal IDs
News Identity theft is the purpose behind the ads," said Clickfacts' Caruso. Then, if someone falls for the ruse and provides credit card and other billing information, the scammers have sensitive financial... [16 Sep 2009]
Credit card hacker pleads guilty to fraud worth millions
News Albert Gonzalez, a former federal government informant and the alleged ringleader of one of the largest known identity theft cases in US history, pleaded guilty in Boston to 19 counts of conspiracy,... [14 Sep 2009]
Converged threats on the security landscape
White Paper In a single click of the mouse, a user can unwittingly access a Web page that installs malware and other unwanted software on the user's PC, leading to possible system damage, information or identity... [09 Sep 2009]
Largest hack and ID theft in US: Three suspects charged
News The breach involving Heartland and the others is believed to be the largest hacking and identity theft case ever prosecuted by the US Department of Justice. Two Russians and a Florida man were charged on... [18 Aug 2009]
Meeting the Challenge of Protecting Sensitive Data
White Paper For example, they wouldn't be able to prevent an instance of medical identity theft. This paper looks at how the rise in data security breaches is a wakeup call for the healthcare industry. It then... [05 Aug 2009]
Windows 7 leaked key confirmed by Microsoft
News He added: "Our primary goal is to protect users from becoming unknowing victims, because customers who use pirated software are at greater risk of being exposed to malware as well as identity theft. Alex... [03 Aug 2009]
VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Services: Five Business Strategies for Reducing the High Cost of Online Consumer Authentication
White Paper However, as online identity theft, fraud, and credit card data breaches become increasingly sophisticated, user names and passwords are insufficient to verify or authenticate users'... [31 Jul 2009]
