True or False: The time for IRS-related swindles and scams is behind us — until next tax season. If you’re still reading this, you probably guessed “false.” And yep, it’s sad but true: Those pesky swindlers are still at it. Normally, when summer arrives with its parade of warm days and fewer demands on our attention, there is a quiet month or so when very little happens in the way of IRS-related activities (quarterly payments […]
The NSA leak about Russian efforts to hack the 2016 presidential election and the testimony of former FBI director James Comey last week revealed something that could become an extinction-level problem for the Trump administration. First, in his public testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, James Comey stated what we already knew to be true. Russia tried to influence American politics, specifically the outcome of a presidential race. That he was not forthcoming with the […]
Fake news is the new computer virus. That’s the conclusion I came to when reading a remarkable new report from computer security firm Trend Micro. If you doubt the massive efforts of underground “hackers” to influence you—and the massive cash they can make doing so—flip through the pages of this report. A few years ago, it could have been written about the spam, computer virus or click fraud economies. Today, “news” has been weaponized, both for […]
Weddings require many important decisions and the wrong call can mean the difference between an unforgettable wonderful day and a day that makes you angry every time you think about it. The often unreasonably high expectations of families and friends and at least one spouse-to-be only makes matters more fraught. With such a high level of stress, it’s only a matter of luck that mistakes don’t get made. Scam artists are counting on that. There […]
Virtual private networks are back in the spotlight. In March, Congress voted to repeal rules that would have required internet service providers to get customer permission to sell their web-browsing data. ISPs are now free to market valuable customer information, triggering concern among privacy advocates. Detailed behavior profiles created by ISPs could be particularly handy tools for marketers targeting those most vulnerable to predatory sales campaigns, including the poor and tech neophytes. “Further overreaching by […]
Summer’s here and the time is right for getting hacked or worse, having the contents of your computer held hostage by ransomware. For a couple of carefree and extreme data-consuming months, kids everywhere will be doing whatever they want online even if you’ve tried to control them. In other words, be very afraid. Only you know if it is time to have “the talk” with your child about online security. But before you sheepishly clear […]
The internet stirred earlier this week about the meaning of the word “Covfefe”—generated, one could guess, when the president fell asleep mid-tweet, phone in hand. But a more important Trump cell phone issue got far less attention. The Associated Press reported that Trump is giving out his cell phone number to world leaders so they can call him directly. Not only is this highly unusual, it creates plenty of security risks—not to mention public records issues. Earlier, […]
A recent Experian study found that most people still have a lot to learn about the risk of identity theft. The majority of those surveyed felt like they were safe from identity theft, but not for the right reasons. The most popular misconception was that scammers, phishers and identity thieves only target the rich and possibly famous. In reality, identity thieves target low-hanging fruit. To an identity thief, we’re all Kim Kardashian. More than half […]
In the world of cybersecurity—particularly for small- and midsize businesses—progress tends to be achieved in fits and starts. Rare is the SMB that has the patience and focus to take a methodical approach to improving network security over an extended period. So when news of the WannaCry outbreak grabbed the mainstream media’s attention recently, fear among SMBs spiked and attention turned to cyber issues. However, just as quickly, it seems, the pendulum appears to be […]
As the weather gets warmer, mosquitos and ticks re-enter our lives, and along with them comes their larger cousin, the scam artist. There are ways to prepare for those seasonal meal stealers. The same goes for scams, as foreknowledge is the best repellent. Ticks and mosquitos aren’t harmless — they are well-known vectors for serious illnesses. Scam artists are also vectors for a plague that affects millions of people each year: identity theft. But sometimes […]
Cyberattacks: Fake News or Real Concern?
Adam Levin - Keynote Privacy Xchange Conference 2015
Adam Levin on the Security Brief
Cyberwarfare is the new U.S. battle
Adam Levin discusses Swiped on Fox & Friends
Adam Levin on Ashley Madison Breach: Come Clean
Inside the Worse-Than-Thought IRS Data Breach
Fallout from massive government data breach?
Premera Warned By Government Weeks Before Hacking
Marc Weber Tobias and Adam Levin on Identity Theft
Identity Theft: The Latest Ways to Protect Yourself
Clinton: There was no classified info in my emails
How to Prevent a Car Hack Attack
Invasion of Privacy by Your TV?
The Centcom Twitter Hack
Adam Levin's 2015 Privacy Predictions
Adam Levin on Apple Pay
Did an Internet Security Bug Put Your Information at Risk?
News Nation with Tamron Hall on the Nude Celebrity Photo Hacks
Can Security Keep Up with the March of Technology?
Did an Internet Security Bug Put Your Information at Risk?
CNBC on the Heartbleed SSL Flaw: Is Your Online Spending Safe?
Adam Levin Talks with Sway about Identity Theft.
The Willis Report: Medical Identity Theft Is on the Rise
Willis Report on ATM Security
Bloomberg Surveillance on Target Earnings
