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Child identity theft, part 1: On familiar fraud

March 17, 2020 admin awareness, child identity fraud, child identity theft, cyberbullying, familiar fraud, fraud, id theft, Identity Theft, personally identifiable information, PII

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 20:17:19 +0000

In this two-part series on child identity theft, we shed light on the growing problem of familiar fraud, where those entrusted with a minor’s information are the very ones who abuse it.

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Tags: child identity fraud child identity theft cyberbullying familiar fraud fraud ID theft identity theft personally identifiable information PII

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What role does data destruction play in cybersecurity?

September 23, 2019 admin Business, data, data breach, data destruction, Data Privacy, degaussing, GDPR, NIST, overwrite, ovewriting, personal information, personally identifiable information, PII

Credit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:18:26 +0000

Organizations are keen to protect the personal data of their employees and customers from cyberattack. But what about the data they no longer need? We discuss why data destruction is just as important to cybersecurity as protection.

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Business

Tags: data data breach data destruction Data privacy degaussing gdpr NIST overwrite ovewriting personal information personally identifiable information PII

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How to securely send your personal information

July 8, 2019 admin data at rest, data in transit, email, encryption, end-to-end encryption, personal information, PII, privacy, secure messaging, signal, WhatsApp, wire

Credit to Author: Seth Rosenblatt| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:00:00 +0000

On its own, email is not safe for sending credit card or passport numbers. Here’s how to securely send personal information over the Internet.

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Privacy

Tags: data at rest data in transit email encryption end-to-end encryption personal information PII secure messaging signal whatsapp wire

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Reputation management in the age of cyberattacks against businesses

March 14, 2019 admin 101, brm, Business, business reputation management, chief marketing officer, cmo, FYI, global economic crime and fraud survey, home depot, Incident Response, personally identifiable information, PII, privacy, reputation management, security breach notification laws, Social engineering, Wetherspoon

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:15:59 +0000

A business’s reputation takes years to build. With the current climate of data breaches, unsurprisingly, destroying it could only take seconds. What can businesses do to protect their brands from a fallout following a cybersecurity incident? In this post, we answer these questions and more.

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Tags: brm business reputation management chief marketing officer cmo global economic crime and fraud survey home depot Incident Response personally identifiable information PII privacy reputation management security breach notification laws Social Engineering Wetherspoon

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2018: The year of the data breach tsunami

December 28, 2018 admin 101, breach remediation, data breach, data breaches, Identity Theft, Infographic, Infographics, personally identifiable information, PII

Credit to Author: Logan Strain| Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000

To get a sense of the grim state of data security today, take a look at this infographic from TruthFinder that explains why 2018 was the year of the data breach tsunami.

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Tags: breach remediation data breach data breaches identity theft infographic personally identifiable information PII

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What DNA testing kit companies are really doing with your data

November 20, 2018 admin 101, Data Storage, dna, genetic data, genetic info, GINA, PII, privacy, Privacy & Policy

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Consumer DNA testing kits were a top holiday present last season, and are expected to be big sellers again. But should you think twice before hitting the buy button? What’s really happening with all your genetic data? We take a deep dive into all the areas of concern—plus what the testing companies are getting right—when it comes to the security of your DNA and the privacy of your sensitive personal information.

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Tags: data storage dna genetic data genetic info GINA PII privacy privacy policy