items tagged with Identity
Identity theft, crime rife in Australia
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-01 02:06:19
Credit card theft, unauthorised bank account access and identity theft are rife in Australia with more than one in five Australians aged 16-years or over now reporting that someone has stolen their identity, illegally accessed, or tried to access their bank accounts, stolen or skimmed their credit cards or tried to steal their bank account pin.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-01 02:06:19
Credit card theft, unauthorised bank account access and identity theft are rife in Australia with more than one in five Australians aged 16-years or over now reporting that someone has stolen their identity, illegally accessed, or tried to access their bank accounts, stolen or skimmed their credit cards or tried to steal their bank account pin.
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ETSI looks to identity management for "the Internet of Things"
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-24 02:52:51
The Future Internet will be an extremely complex world of numerous interconnected devices and services and with users already bemused by a bewildering array of connections, usernames and passwords a radically different approach will be needed.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-24 02:52:51
The Future Internet will be an extremely complex world of numerous interconnected devices and services and with users already bemused by a bewildering array of connections, usernames and passwords a radically different approach will be needed.
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Online identity expert loses control of NSFW R-rated online pics
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-03-22 07:05:52
It's a classic faux pas; someone puts their personal raunchy photos online and then finds they've spread beyond the limited audience for which they were intended. This wouldn't ordinarily be news - except this time it happened to someone who makes a living from telling others how to manage their online identity.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-03-22 07:05:52
It's a classic faux pas; someone puts their personal raunchy photos online and then finds they've spread beyond the limited audience for which they were intended. This wouldn't ordinarily be news - except this time it happened to someone who makes a living from telling others how to manage their online identity.
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ISOC joins global Internet identity management body
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-25 17:59:50
The Internet Society (ISOC) has joined the management board of the Liberty Alliance, a global organisation formed in 2001 to establish open standards, guidelines and best practices for federated identity management.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-25 17:59:50
The Internet Society (ISOC) has joined the management board of the Liberty Alliance, a global organisation formed in 2001 to establish open standards, guidelines and best practices for federated identity management.
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Time for an online banking security revolution
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-19 16:39:24
With 2008 showing just how big the “underground economy” has become, and with numerous examples of banking Trojans and malware reaching new heights of nefariousness, 2009 is a do-or-die year for the banking industry – especially in the midst of the global financial crisis.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-19 16:39:24
With 2008 showing just how big the “underground economy” has become, and with numerous examples of banking Trojans and malware reaching new heights of nefariousness, 2009 is a do-or-die year for the banking industry – especially in the midst of the global financial crisis.
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British National ID Card scheme crippled without card readers
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-02-08 05:02:06
The whole National ID Card scheme in the UK has been surrounded by controversy since the get go. Now, as the Government announces the roll out schedule, it admits it is missing one vital component.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-02-08 05:02:06
The whole National ID Card scheme in the UK has been surrounded by controversy since the get go. Now, as the Government announces the roll out schedule, it admits it is missing one vital component.
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The Concepts of Identity and Trust in Modern Society
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-27 16:27:27
Identity is such a difficult concept to grasp, particularly for our political leaders. They seek the magic device that will unambiguously distinguish "terrorist" from "tourist" or "refugee" from "freeloader." Unfortunately, what they're seeking is some measure of trust - "knowing their identity, can I trust the motives of this person?"
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-27 16:27:27
Identity is such a difficult concept to grasp, particularly for our political leaders. They seek the magic device that will unambiguously distinguish "terrorist" from "tourist" or "refugee" from "freeloader." Unfortunately, what they're seeking is some measure of trust - "knowing their identity, can I trust the motives of this person?"
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TrustDefender and the Trojan Vundo story
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-20 10:18:47
Even with anti-virus protection, this is the story of Vundo Trojan infecting a protected computer anyway. A different anti-virus product removed the Trojan, but it kept coming back, so here’s how the Trojan was removed, and how TrustDefender would have kept that user protected – despite being infected.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-20 10:18:47
Even with anti-virus protection, this is the story of Vundo Trojan infecting a protected computer anyway. A different anti-virus product removed the Trojan, but it kept coming back, so here’s how the Trojan was removed, and how TrustDefender would have kept that user protected – despite being infected.
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Microsoft recruits active open source identity
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-12-16 04:58:30
Dick Hardt, known for his contentious Windows port of the Perl programming language and current work on online identity management (dubbed "identity 2.0") has revealed he is heading to Redmond.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-12-16 04:58:30
Dick Hardt, known for his contentious Windows port of the Perl programming language and current work on online identity management (dubbed "identity 2.0") has revealed he is heading to Redmond.
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Is the UK’s Ministry of Defence really the Ministry of Data Loss?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-13 00:55:15
Yet another UK “data loss” scandal has erupted, with the shocking news that “up to” 700,000 defence personnel have been exposed to whoever has an unencrypted hard drive with all of this personal information.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-13 00:55:15
Yet another UK “data loss” scandal has erupted, with the shocking news that “up to” 700,000 defence personnel have been exposed to whoever has an unencrypted hard drive with all of this personal information.
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Stolen Australian credit cards going cheap
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-10-11 07:47:41
Six months ago you could buy stolen US credit card details from the online underground for the seemingly bargain basement price of USD $10 a pop. However, it appears that stolen Australian credit cards have now hit the real rock bottom and can be picked up for as little as just USD $1.50 a time...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-10-11 07:47:41
Six months ago you could buy stolen US credit card details from the online underground for the seemingly bargain basement price of USD $10 a pop. However, it appears that stolen Australian credit cards have now hit the real rock bottom and can be picked up for as little as just USD $1.50 a time...
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Owned: National Hi-Tech Crime Unit website
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-03 07:07:18
When the BBC recently reported on the extradition battle of NASA hacker Gary McKinnon, it linked to the UK National Hi-Tech Crime Unit website. Indeed, many news and security sites around the world do the same. Yet visit NHTCU.org today and you can book a German holiday. What the heck is going on?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-03 07:07:18
When the BBC recently reported on the extradition battle of NASA hacker Gary McKinnon, it linked to the UK National Hi-Tech Crime Unit website. Indeed, many news and security sites around the world do the same. Yet visit NHTCU.org today and you can book a German holiday. What the heck is going on?
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Warning: DNS flaw spills over to OpenID
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-08-14 00:55:11
OpenID sounds like a great idea - essentially single-sign on for multiple web sites or web applications, without participating sites having to see your credentials. But is it trustworthy and safe in the light of recent revelations concerning a flaw on the DNS system on which it relies?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-08-14 00:55:11
OpenID sounds like a great idea - essentially single-sign on for multiple web sites or web applications, without participating sites having to see your credentials. But is it trustworthy and safe in the light of recent revelations concerning a flaw on the DNS system on which it relies?
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Foolproof 'Secure' Passports: cloned in less than an hour
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-06 10:00:38
You know those expensive, high tech, secure e-passports that governments the world over tell us will prevent identity theft, stop terrorists in their tracks and all because they are fake proof? Turns out they can be successfully cloned in a matter of minutes...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-06 10:00:38
You know those expensive, high tech, secure e-passports that governments the world over tell us will prevent identity theft, stop terrorists in their tracks and all because they are fake proof? Turns out they can be successfully cloned in a matter of minutes...
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