Posts Tagged ‘cyber crime’


Is your College Student Carelessly Inviting Identity Thieves and Predators?

In its annual report earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the most vulnerable targets of identity theft are 18-29-year olds. Likewise, the 2007 Identity Fraud Survey Report, released by Javelin Strategy & Research, uncovers similar findings: “Adult victims between the ages of 18 and 24 are least likely to take easy, but [...]

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A Lesson We Should Learn from Conficker

There is a lesson we should learn from the recent Conficker worm infection.  A lesson we had better take to heart or suffer the consequences. Conficker, a worm that has infected millions of computers has taken the headlines by storm recently.  Experts say three to 12 million personal and small business computers are infected by [...]

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Your Money and your Life: Gone in Sixty Seconds Flat!

Cybercrime is on the rise. Your Money and Your Life: Gone in Sixty Seconds Flat! “How?”, you ask. OK, let me elaborate on a few of the many ways cybercriminals steal your money, and, literally, your life and they can do so in seconds, not minutes, or hours. * You may not be the only [...]

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