Personal Security
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Sunday, March 16th, 2008You’d think with the vast numbers of phishing attempts, financial institutions would be doing everything they can do to help with preventative measures. But an unofficial survey shows some banks are lagging way behind.
Johannes Ullrich, SANS “Handler Of The Day” on April 19, 2006, checked out some financial institutions’ log in pages. In what [...]
Don’t Get Phished
Sunday, March 16th, 2008During the 1990’s, crackers came up with a technique in an attempt to steal usernames and passwords from naive internet users. Phishing, which stands for Password Harvesting fishing, and pronounced like fishing, has now become an effective way for criminals to obtain your banking information, credit card numbers, usernames and passwords, and any other information [...]
“Personal Security Is As Important As National Security”
Sunday, March 16th, 2008At least one judge in the United States has his “values” in the right order. On September 29, 2004 U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero showed a great deal of wisdom in striking down a part of the so called “Patriot Act” in the US. In his ruling, the wise judge “declared that personal security is [...]
Armchair World Personal Security
Saturday, March 15th, 2008Some basic but good information to consider while travelling.
Link to: http://www.armchair.com/info/security.html
Personal Security for the American Business Traveler Overseas
Saturday, March 15th, 2008U.S. Bureau of Diplomatic Security advice for American business travelers.
Link to: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/travel/business-overseas/travel.html
Personal Security–At Home, On the Street, While Traveling
Saturday, March 15th, 2008The U.S. Department of State’s checklist and recommendations.
Link to: http://www.state.gov/m/ds/rls/rpt/19773.htm