Identity Theft Expert Speaker

A recent credential stuffing attack on 23andme.com left most people bemused, if they noticed it at all. A similarly muted response followed the leak of millions of user records on known hacker forums. What is a hacker going to do with your ancestral history? The answer may surprise you and should...

Do you have backup files for your critical business data and software? Where are they stored? How often are they updated?During Cyber Security Awareness Month, you should be asking these three critical questions. Too often, business leaders and employees see cyber security as an ongoing battle ag...

Data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) point to boom times for real estate fraud. In 2022, real estate fraud cost victims $396.9 million, a 13.30% rise from 2021 and an 86.18% rise from 2020. More than $132 million more was lost to real estate fraud in 2022 than to check and credit c...

October 2023 marks the 20th annual observation of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an annual declaration from the U.S. Congress and the White House intended to remind individuals and business owners of the importance of cyber security. The month exists to acknowledge that all of us can, and should,...

With Cyber Security Awareness month set to kick off on October 1, a new survey finds that the boards of U.S. companies should pay attention. The Wall Street Journal reports that an analysis by software provider Diligent found 88% of companies listed on the S&P 500 have no directors who are cyber ...

Social engineering may be behind two high-profile attacks on casino operators Ceasar's and MGM. In an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ceasar's Entertainment reported "a social engineering attack on an outsourced IT support vendor used by the Company." Hackers were able to ...

Should you report a cyber attack attempt? Even a small, seemingly insignificant one? The answer is almost always yes.There are two reasons to report a cyber attack. The first is to show cyber criminals that you take security seriously. The second is to gain safety in numbers. The more people who ...

September 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the National Association of Realtors' (NAR) REALTOR® Safety Month. With more than 1,5 million members, the NAR is the largest trade association in the United States, and it has extensive experience working with real estate professionals, law enforcemen...

The New Haven, Connecticut, school district lost more than $6 million to cyber thieves in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) attack that was discovered only after the real vendor asked why they had not been paid.ABC News provided details on the attack, which began in May and demonstrated a high le...

The new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC )disclosure rule for cyber incidents represents the most sweeping attempt to date to mandate cyber security by the United States government. If you own or work at a publicly traded company, if you handle data provided by a publicly traded company or...