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Tag Archives: privacy
Data Privacy Day Video
StaySafeOnline1 posted a new video today
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Tagged 2016, data privacy day, privacy
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Own Your Online Presence #PrivacyAware
I’m proud to announce that CarmeloWalsh.com is registered as a Data Privacy Day Champion. January 28th is Data Privacy Day. Please spread the word and share this post. #PrivacyAware A lot of people don’t know this, but Facebook is the leading … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, data privacy day, digital privacy day, fraud, fraudsters, harvesting, pharming, privacy, privacyaware, social engineering
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Santa and Data Privacy Day
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Please enjoy this wonderful picture of Santa. Privacy Day is just around the corner.
Fake Profiles on LinkedIn, a Gateway to SpearPhishing Attacks
Posing as recruiters, the LinkedIn fake accounts allow hackers to map the networks of business professionals and gain the trust of those in them. Symantec has worked with LinkedIn to remove all of the fake accounts it identified. By making … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, fraud, phishing, privacy, Security Awareness, spear phishing, spearphishing
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VTech Electronic Toys Suffers Privacy Leak
An anonymous (not the group) hacker got into the VTech toy makers servers and downloaded 190 GB of data that included pictures of parents, kids, and chat logs between the parents and their children. That’s about 4.8 million registered users … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Information Technology Security Awareness, privacy, Security Awareness
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How Long Is Your PIN? IT DOESN’T MATTER!!!!
I can’t fathom setting up and memorizing a PIN as long as the person in this video has. Sometimes, no matter how secure you think you are by enabling encryption on your iPhone and using an ultra-long PIN number… Your … Continue reading
Cybersecurity Bill of Rights Adopted by NAIC
On October 14th, 2015, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (co-developer of the Model Audit Rule) has adopted the Cybersecurity Bill of Rights The Cybersecurity Bill of Rights describes what you can expect from insurance companies, agents, and other … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, compliance, information security, privacy, risk, security
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The Internet of Shit
There are so many things that are spawning with Internet of Things technology. Internet connected everything! Most devices spy on us… What happens when devices learn they can blackmail us? The Internet of Shit’s Twitter presence is one to follow.
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Tagged 2015, blackmail, Internet of Things, privacy, twitter
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Ashley Madison Users Don’t Know Password Security
It took about 10 days to crack over 11 million passwords of Ashley Madison subscribers/users. Here are some of the worst ones…
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Tagged 2015, password, password cracking, passwords, privacy
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Adulterer Site, Ashley Madison – Breached
The ‘find some secret sex’ website, Ashley Madison, was breached and 37-40 million records were leaked. Bad guys, making themselves known as the Impact Team, are looking to blackmail/extort all targets. Amid the customer data, the hackers also leaked maps … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Ashley Madison, breach, Impact Team, privacy
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