http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/566/all xx http://www.itworld.com/security/82585/practical-identity-protection-you-can-use Is it Christmas already? I'm beginning to receive informative e-mails about evil hackers who want to steal my identity during the dangerous (and ever lengthening) holiday season. As usual the advice ranges from lame to impossible. http://www.itworld.com/security/82585/practical-identity-protection-you-can-use#comments Security Opinion identity theft Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:05:15 -0400 ITworld staff 82585 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/82587/case-against-biometric-identity-theft-protection According to Winston Churchill, there is no worse mistake in leadership than to hold out false hopes. One area where false hopes have long abounded is information security, and it's happening again. http://www.itworld.com/security/82587/case-against-biometric-identity-theft-protection#comments Security Opinion biometrics identity theft Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:04:01 -0400 ITworld staff 82587 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/81682/survey-americans-dont-trust-cloud-store-personal-data Americans don't trust cloud storage for their confidential data, with identity theft ranking as their top security concern. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/81682/survey-americans-dont-trust-cloud-store-personal-data#comments Hardware Internet SaaS Security News cloud storage identity theft Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:04:37 -0400 ITworld staff 81682 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/78340/identity-theft-still-doesnt-pay This past month has seen some major arrests and convictions of identity thieves. http://www.itworld.com/internet/78340/identity-theft-still-doesnt-pay#comments Internet Offbeat News ID theft identity theft Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:15:12 -0400 davidstrom 78340 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/77619/identity-theft-foiled-alert-jc-pennys-clerk A curious thing happened in Seattle with an alert clerk at the local JC Penny's store when she noticed a coincidental resemblance of one of her customers. http://www.itworld.com/security/77619/identity-theft-foiled-alert-jc-pennys-clerk#comments Business Security News ID theft identity theft Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:08:45 -0400 davidstrom 77619 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/77833/data-debauchery-happens-vegas-doesnt-stay-there Organizations love to collect data on people, often in the name of identity and access control. But more often than not, the information gathering fails to improve security. In fact, it often makes matters worse. http://www.itworld.com/security/77833/data-debauchery-happens-vegas-doesnt-stay-there#comments Network access control Security News authentication fraud identity theft Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:56:31 -0400 ITworld staff 77833 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/77238/how-much-are-you-worth-black-market Ever wondered how much your online identity is worth to a cybercriminal? A new tool from Symantec Corp. will perform the calculation for you. http://www.itworld.com/software/77238/how-much-are-you-worth-black-market#comments Internet Security News identity theft security Symantec Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:08:53 -0400 ITworld staff 77238 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/68740/batteriescom-insurance-firm-report-data-breaches Batteries.com, an online seller of batteries for consumer electronics, and Aviva USA, one of the largest insurance companies in the world, have both reported data breaches in recent days. http://www.itworld.com/security/68740/batteriescom-insurance-firm-report-data-breaches#comments Security News data breach identity theft Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:31:15 -0400 ITworld staff 68740 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/68199/hard-drive-missing-us-national-archives A hard drive containing personal information of White House staff and visitors during former U.S. President Bill Clinton's administration is missing from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, the agency said. http://www.itworld.com/security/68199/hard-drive-missing-us-national-archives#comments Government Security News data breach hard drive identity theft Wed, 20 May 2009 11:58:11 -0400 ITworld staff 68199 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/67734/johns-hopkins-patients-employee-stole-data-fraud Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital is warning more than 10,000 patients after linking a woman working in the hospital's patient registration area to fraud. http://www.itworld.com/security/67734/johns-hopkins-patients-employee-stole-data-fraud#comments Security News fraud health care identity theft Mon, 11 May 2009 15:43:50 -0400 ITworld staff 67734 at http://www.itworld.com