#50 – BLACKMAIL & BOUNTIES & BITCOIN – OH MY! – Dr. Carolyn Turbyfill

Do you have an old Hotmail account lying around?   What would you do if:

Dr. Carolyn Turbyfill

Dr. Carolyn Turbyfill

  • Someone took control of an account belonging to you – using public information to answer the security questions that allow you to reset a password.
  • Used your compromised account to break into other more sensitive accounts – your business, bank, etc.
  • Then blackmailed you for $20,000 with the threat of selling your identity and accounts to ‘fraudsters’ who ‘would ruin your life’? Continue reading

#45 – IS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION SAFE? – CAROLYN TURBYFILL

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Carolyn Turbyfill Ph.D.

In the last 6 months, I have been notified by 3 different vendors:  Adobe, Target and University of Maryland University College, of 4 data breaches.

Three of the breaches involved consumer data theft that may have or provably have compromised some of my private information:  i.e. Login credentials; credit card.   The amount of time between the breach and the notification of potentially affected parties has varied between 4 days and 7 weeks. Continue reading

#22 – 1ST INTERNET ADDICT INPATIENT TREATMENT CENTER

Dr. Carolyn Turbyfill

Dr. Carolyn Turbyfil

A “voluntary, 10-day program” for Internet Addiction “is set to open on Sept. 9 at the Behavioral Health Services at Bradford Regional Medical Center” in Pennsylvania.
Read more:
http://www.foxnews.com/1Sept13//Pennsylvania-1st-inpatient-Internet-Addiction-program Continue reading

Don’t Give Retailers Your Zip Code

When a retailer asks for your zip code, phone number or email address, they could really be using this data to put you on a mailing list that you didn’t sign up for.  Unless you want to be on their mailing list, just say no.  For more info see:

Just say no, when a retailer asks for your zip code.

 

#21 – WHITE HOUSE INCENTIVES FOR CIP CYBER ADOPTION – CAROLYN TURBYFILL

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It has been a busy year in the U.S. for Cybersecurity.  The latest development (as of August  6, 2013) is an announcement from the White House outlining incentives under consideration to encourage Critical Infrastructure companies to implement the Cybersecurity Framework under development by NIST: Continue reading