Displaying items by tag: Identity theft

GUEST OPINION by Perimeter 81: Our world is becoming more and more reliant on technology. It shapes how we work, how we communicate and how we complete our day to day tasks. Just as we need to know how to keep ourselves safe in the physical world, we also need to know how to stay safe online.

GUEST OPINION: Australia is progressing steadily with an open banking rollout. The Big Four banks – CBA, Westpac, ANZ and National Australia Bank – introduced open banking in July 2021, and other banks and financial services are expected to follow in 2022. According to many fintechs, however, the introduction is going slower than expected, and they are pushing financial markets to open their banking services online by signing additional data holders.

Middle aged and older Australians suffered the brunt of scams in September with those aged 45 to 54 the hardest hit financially during the month and the aged 65 and over reporting the highest number of scams at 5,642.

Australians have lost over $70 million to bogus investment scams in the first half of this year and a massive increase in losses are predicted by the end of the year, according to the consumer watchdog the ACCC.

Trend Micro's latest product for home users is Trend Micro Device Security Ultimate, which combines device security, identity theft and dark web monitoring, parental controls, and more.

Guest Opinion: No one ever wants to believe they’re victims of identity theft, but with nearly 1.38 million cases reported in the United States alone, it’s a hard truth many individuals face. With a higher dependence on online shopping, virtual banking, and instant transactions, learning how to avoid identity theft is essential, but so is learning how to fight back.

Australia’s two largest telcos - Telstra and Optus - along with Aldi’s Medion Mobile, have been warned by the telecommunications industry regulator ACMA for failing to adequately verify people’s identities prior to transferring their mobile phone numbers from other telcos.

There are things we all know we should do; floss our teeth, phone our mothers, wear clean underwear … and protect our online identity with unique passwords and authentication security. If you’re not doing these things it’s time to start and Yubico can help with the latter.

Sydney headquartered global cyber security firm Wontok has appointed 20-year ICT industry veteran Mick Esber as Head of Technology.

The number of data breaches reported to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in the first half of the year has fallen slightly but there has been a rise in ransomware attacks and impersonation attempts.

By ProPrivacy

VENDOR PROMOTION Contact tracing apps could do a lot of good, but not if hackers get in the way. Here’s a quick list of three ways cybercriminals can abuse these apps.

VENDOR PROMOTION Contact tracing apps could do a lot of good, but not if hackers get in the way. Here’s a quick list of three ways cybercriminals can abuse these apps.