By Online Security Authority on May 14, 2009 in Thoughts on Security | Comments
It’s time to say: “enough is enough” or scream out from the rooftops that “Were not going to Take IT Anymore!!” We as an Internet family have to band together and force politicians, the Federal Government, and International leaders to make changes in how we treat Cyber Criminals.
By Online Security Authority on Apr 30, 2009 in Thoughts on Security | Comments
Think back for a minute to some of those forum rule thingies that you have to accept before you can join…or the eBay rule thingies that you had to click accept on…nobody reads those, do they? Nope! Well each one of those has standard language in it that allows the provider to collect information and, in some cases publish or share it with third parties at will. It is scary that we just blindly accept these on a daily basis and keep going…
By Online Security Authority on Apr 27, 2009 in Banking Security | Comments
Here’s another interesting fact: most thieves still obtain our information the old-fashioned way, so keep an eye on your wallet and take cautionary measures with your snail (i.e., paper) mail. Remember it’s actually tougher offline without the spyware programs and password/security question protections we’ve come to expect on the web.
By Online Security Authority on Apr 16, 2009 in Banking Security | Comments
Online Banking protection through single password authentication, as is the case in most secure Internet shopping sites, is not considered secure enough for personal online banking applications in some countries.
By Online Security Authority on Apr 16, 2009 in Online Security Authority | Comments
I agree to not give out personal information such as: my address,
telephone number, parents’ work address/telephone number, or the
name and location of my school without my parent’s permission.