Twitter Phishing Attack – Is it Real?
Mashable, The Washington Post, CNN and other Twitter users have all reported this morning that Twitter has asked them to reset their passwords. According to reports, security administrators at Twitter...
View ArticleThe Daily Shield Presents — Episode 1: Identity Guard TV Interview with Steve...
Welcome to The Daily Shield Presents, a new podcast featuring interviews, helpful tips, and fun facts on identity protection. These media postings can be enjoyed in a variety of ways: Through the blog...
View ArticleThe Daily Shield Presents – Episode 2: Identity Guard TV Interview with Jerry...
Welcome to The Daily Shield Presents, a podcast featuring interviews, helpful tips, and fun facts on identity protection. These media postings can be enjoyed in a variety of ways: Through the blog via...
View ArticleImpressions from the RSA Conference
Today the Daily Shield welcomes Steve Schwartz, EVP of Intersections Inc. Steve is in San Francisco this week attending the RSA conference. For those of you who may not know, the RSA Conference is an...
View ArticleMost anti-virus software vulnerable to new attacks – from Neal O’Farrell
The Daily Shield is very pleased to republish the following article from ID Guardian. ID Guardian is the trusted source of information concerning identity exposure, identity fraud, and online security....
View ArticleSave face on FaceBook with SaveFace
The Daily Shield is very pleased to republish the following article written by Neal O’Farrell from ID Guardian. ID Guardian is the trusted source of information concerning identity exposure, identity...
View ArticleStudents can be especially vulnerable to identity theft
The Daily Shield is very pleased to republish the following article written by Neal O’Farrell from ID Guardian. ID Guardian is the trusted source of information concerning identity exposure, identity...
View ArticleCould a cyber attack stop your electric meter?
The Daily Shield is very pleased to republish the following article written by Neal O’Farrell from ID Guardian. ID Guardian is the trusted source of information concerning identity exposure, identity...
View ArticleHave you tried ID Vault® yet?
Today’s post comes from Neal O’Farrell, Intersections’ Consumer Security Advisor. I’m a big fan of password managers, in part because I’m a fan of big passwords. We all know (or at least should) that...
View ArticleZeus, god of plunder
The Daily Shield is pleased to publish this article by Intersections’ Consumer Security Advisor, Neal O’Farrell. According to Greek mythology Zeus is actually the Father of the Gods. But in the world...
View ArticleTop Security Events of 2010
The Daily Shield is once again pleased to publish this article by Intersections’ Consumer Security Advisor, Neal O’Farrell. Every year, security publication SC Magazine publishes its list of the...
View ArticleIs there a “Universal Identity” in your future?
Neal O’Farrell joins the discussion today on the Daily Shield. Todays topic: the notion of a single, universal identity and login that could be used by users to move around and to shop on the...
View ArticleAre we a step closer to a “Universal Identity?”
In today’s edition of the Daily Shield, Intersections’ Consumer Security Advisor updates us on his thoughts about a government proposal that would create a single, “universal identity” for people...
View ArticleToday a hacker, tomorrow your new head of security
Intersections’ Consumer Security Adviser Neal O’Farrell joins us today with a fascinating look at hackers, hacktivism, and hacker collectives. Read on and enjoy! As notorious hacker collective Lulz...
View Article2011 already a great year for cyber crooks
Intersections’ Consumer Security Adviser, Neal O’Farrell joins us again today with his take on the recent mid-year cybercrime report by the security firm Sophos. Enjoy, but be careful out there! Hard...
View ArticleMicrosoft study reminds us that it’s the users, dummy
Intersections’ Consumer Security Adviser Neal O’Farrell uncovers the secret contained in the recent 2011 Microsoft Intelligence Report. What’s the secret? It’s the user’s fault! There are two schools...
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