Large Password and User Names Heist

by Dovell Bonnett | Jul 25, 2012 | Cyber Security, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft, Online Security, Password Authentication, Password Management

8.24 Million Passwords and User Names stolen and posted by hackers. If you use the online gaming site Gamigo, if your user name was your email address and you use the same password elsewhere then you need to be very, very concerned.  Cyber criminals will now...

Company’s Identity Theft Worries Elevate to Cyber Crime

by Dovell Bonnett | Jul 19, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft, Industrial Espionage, Online Security

Cyber Crime Protection – Evaluate and Segment Data It only seemed like yesterday that when business owners were asked about network security their focus was on identity theft protection and/or compliance with the different state and federal privacy laws....

Electronics Travel Dangers

by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 8, 2012 | Cyber Security, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft, Industrial Espionage

Dangers of Traveling Overseas with Mobile Phones, Laptops, PDA’s and other Electronic Devices Re-posting from “The Talon Shield”, June 2012, Issue #6 Hotel business centers and phone networks are regularly monitored in many countries. In some...

Microsoft Will Strengthen Windows Update To Repel Flame

by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 6, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft, Industrial Espionage, Online Security

Emergency patch was just the first step in stopping further Flame-type attacks The following is a copy of a Flame article from Dark Reading the emergency patch for Windows issued yesterday by the software giant Dark Reading Microsoft plans to beef up security for...

Anonymous Thrives on Weak Passwords

by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 3, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft, Industrial Espionage, Multifactor Authentication,, Online Security, Password Authentication, Password Management

Anonymous is helping IT convince management to beef up network security. Organizations like Anonymous takes great pride in breaking into corporate networks they politically disagree with. Recently the Canadian Grand Prix,  U.S. Department of Justice and Alpha...

Identity Theft Threatens U.S. Sovereignty

by Dovell Bonnett | May 31, 2012 | Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft

Rampant Identity Theft could undermine the right of every citizen to vote. Two separate news stories when combined may have devastating effects on our nation’s sovereignty. The first one discusses how, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center...