identity theft
VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) Offers Identity Protection Mobile Application
Application From VeriSign Transforms Wireless Phones Into Strong Authentication Credentials
BASKING RIDGE, NJ and MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- January 27, 2010 -- Verizon Wireless customers seeking added safeguards to help protect their online data can now use VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Access for Mobile, an application from VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure for the networked world.
Facebook to Form Global Advisory Board to Boost User Safety
Collaboration with five leading Internet safety organizations from North America and Europe will begin by building new online library of materials for educators, parents and teens
PALO ALTO, Calif. – December 6, 2009 — As the latest step in its commitment to improve safety on Facebook and across the Web, today the company announced the formation of the Facebook Safety Advisory Board, a group of five leading Internet safety organizations from North America and Europe that will serve in a consultative capacity to the company on issues related to online safety.
Symantec: Cybercriminals Use Fear and Anxiety to Convince Users to Buy Rogue Security Software
Users lulled into false sense of security while exposed to greater information and identity risks
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – October 19, 2009 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced the findings of its Report on Rogue Security Software. The study’s findings, based on data obtained during the 12-month period of July 2008 to June 2009, reveal that cybercriminals are employing increasingly persuasive online scare tactics to convince users to purchase rogue security software.
IDology Adds Credibility to Online Healthcare Community TogetherMD
Physician Identities Confirmed for Online Interaction
Atlanta, GA, September 17, 2009 – The physicians-only space of the online healthcare community, TogetherMD was created to connect physicians to share ideas and create change in their field. However, making sure that space is occupied by physicians only is critical to its success.
Acxiom to Provide Identity Card Technology to Open Government Pilot Program
Identity card will allow U.S. citizens to access government websites easily and securely
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – September 9, 2009 - Acxiom® Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM) will be part of President Obama’s open-government initiative to facilitate online feedback from Americans on public policy matters. Acxiom’s identity card technology will enable U.S. citizens to register and access government websites without having to establish multiple user names and passwords, and it will give them control over how much personal information they share with the government.
Symantec Reveals "Dirtiest Web Sites of Summer 2009"
Norton Safe Web Uncovers the Top 100 Infected Web Sites
CUPERTINO, CA, August 19, 2009 -- For many of us, being online is simply a part of everyday life—whether shopping, banking, or connecting with family and friends. But with the seemingly endless reach of the Internet, how can you tell which sites are safe to visit and which may try to deceive you, steal your personal information or crash your computer?
Symantec Uncovers 90 Million “Teachable Moments” at OnlineFamily.Norton.com
School’s Out and Your Kids Are Online: Do You Know What They’ve Been Searching For This Summer?
CUPERTINO, CA, August 10, 2009 -- During summer vacation, kids have more time to spend online chatting with friends, playing online games, and just surfing the Web. But this added time on the Internet can lead to trouble if parents don’t have “The Talk” with their kids about appropriate and inappropriate online behavior.
Microsoft Security Expert Martin Biegelman Knows Who Can Steal Your Identity
Microsoft's Director of Financial Integrity has spent 30 years fighting identity theft
REDMOND, WA, June 29, 2009 -- In 1986, the U.S. Senate got in touch with Martin Biegelman. As an expert on identity theft, Biegelman’s testimony was of interest to The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which had invited the then U.S. postal inspector to its first hearings on what was being dubbed “the crime of the ’80s.”
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Finds Malicious Activity Continuing to Grow at Record Pace
Web-based attacks evolve as hackers target end-user information as underground economy continues to thrive
CUPERTINO, CA, April 14, 2009 – Symantec Corporation today announced that malicious code activity continued to grow at a record pace throughout 2008, primarily targeting confidential information of computer users. According to the company’s Internet Security Threat Report Volume XIV, Symantec created more than 1.6 million new malicious code signatures in 2008.


