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Data Security: Can Corporations Protect Us From Hackers?
Gregg Steinhafel’s ouster at Target this week was a major C-Suite casualty in corporate America’s war on hackers. Sales took a major nosedive after...
A Parent’s Guide to Stopping Child Identity Theft
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day aren’t only boons to the greeting card business—for parents they provide a welcome break, a chance to sleep in...
Target CEO Resigns 6 Months After Data Breach
Why did it take Target CEO Greg Steinhaffel 6 months to resign after the largest retail data breach in corporate history? Adam Levin spoke...
Is Consumer Paranoia Healthy After Target and Michaels Data Breaches?
Adam Levin spoke with Susan Tompor from the Detroit Free Press about data breaches. He said consumers need to be more proactive and self-monitor...
Could Your Mother’s Online Sharing Cost You Big Time?
With Mother's Day just around the corner, it's quite natural to reflect upon the innumerable ways our mothers have made us the men and...
Catch Me If You Can: What Con Artists Won’t Tell...
Adam Levins spoke with Priya Anand from MarketWatch about the common tricks of the trade for con artists and hackers who make it their...
Data Breaches: Why Assigning Blame Is a Zero-Sum Game
Today’s data breaches are like a game of musical chairs: sooner or later, you’ll have to face the music. Last year was bad for...
The 4 Laziest Ways to Improve Your Credit Score
There are people out there who expend a lot of energy in the quest for a totally meaningless perfect credit score, which I’ve written...
Student Loans: Could Your Co-signer Kill Your Credit?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report by Rohit Chopra that highlighted an important issue in the student loan landscape. Student loans are...
AOL: Hacked or Spoofed, It’s Time to Check Your Sent Folder
The latest security alert online seems to be the work of a Walking Dead fan. Twitter is lighting up with users complaining that long-closed...
The HR Decision that Could Sink Your Business
Your human resources department plays a vital role in how your company gets things done. It makes sure you are staffed properly, that benefits...
Negotiate with Your Credit Card Company?
Adam Levin spoke with Mary Beth Marsden from WBAL Baltimore about ways you can negotiate with your credit card company if you miss a...
The 5 Dumbest Credit Mistakes
Several years ago, I watched in amazement when the CEO of a major identity theft protection firm, appeared in a series of commercials waving...
Heartbleed: Did the NSA Know?
Adam Levin spoke with Dimitri Sotis from WTOP Washington about the biggest story in security...perhaps ever. The Heartbleed security bug in OpenSSL is serious....
Axton Betz-Hamilton’s Identity Thief Was Her Mom
Dr Axton Betz-Hamilton was a nineteen years-old when she got her first apartment and learned that she was a victim of identity theft. She...
Child Identity Theft: When Mom Steals Your Identity?
Bruce Kennedy of CBS MoneyWatch reported on the case of Axton Betz-Hamilton, whose mother did something pretty awful. Betz-Hamilton was a victim of child...
The Heartbleed Bug: Changing Your Passwords Isn’t Enough
The Heartbleed bug has sent a shockwave through the Internet, as millions of users try to take stock of all of the accounts they've...
How to Remember All the Passwords You’re Resetting
If you’re like most people, the news of the Heartbleed bug and how broadly its security flaw spread is worrisome enough. But the list...
Why a Perfect Credit Score Doesn’t Matter
There are some people in life for whom an A on a report card was never good enough, who idly wondered why they were...
CNBC: How the Heartbleed SSL Flaw Effects You
Adam was on CNBC's The Closing Bell this afternoon to talk about the Heartbleed security flaw, which could affect two thirds of websites world...