Tagged: Identity Fraud & News
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Social fingerprinting player Trustev about to establish UK and US offices News
05.04.2013 Fast-growing Irish start-up Trustev, focused on detecting and defending against fraud in the burgeoning social commerce space, is looking to establish new offices in the US and...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Security, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Funding, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Scotland Yard on trail of thousands who bought ID fraud tools News
12.06.2012 Thousands of internet users who downloaded ID fraud packages that helped them to create fake documents and IDs online are being hunted by London’s Metropolitan Police.Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Servers, Security, Risk Management, Legal, Internet, Digital Media, Apps -
Rise in fake job ads, e-commerce sites seeking personal data News
02.05.2012 There has been an increase in false job adverts, fraudulent websites offering cheap goods and other schemes online to trick people into sharing their personal and banking... -
European Cybercrime Centre to crack down on cyber threats News
05.04.2012 The European Commission is proposing to set up a European Cybercrime Centre in the Hague to focus on online fraud, e-crime and identity theft.Categories: Web 2.0, Social Media, Search Engines, Science, Online Business, Mobile, Internet, Government, Data Management, Consumer Tech, Computers, CIO -
EFF warns of Big Brother biometrics time bomb News
09.03.2012 The passing of a new law in France paving the way for a biometric database and requiring all citizens to carry a biometric ID card is a time bomb for civil liberties, the... -
More than half of Irish firms block employees from using social media News
14.12.2011 Some 51pc of businesses in Ireland now restrict use of social media in the workplace, a new study reveals. Just less than half won’t let their workers conduct online shopping... -
Weekend news roundup News
18.07.2011 A trawl through the newspapers' tech coverage over the weekend, including reports of small firms complaining of paying exorbitant fees to eBay, smartphones and the slippery...Categories: Software & Web Development, Security, Phones, Online Business, Internet, eCommerce, Apps -
‘Web Aware’ helps students get internet savvy News
26.01.2011 Waterford Institute of Technology and Co Kilkenny-based Coláiste Pobal Osraí have launched an online awareness project to help the younger internet generation understand risks,... -
Smartphone users need to wise up on security News
13.01.2011 Smartphone users are risking the security of their identities if they store sensitive information on their phones and use unsecured Wi-Fi networks, new research has revealed. -
Call to enforce EC strategy for data protection News
15.11.2010 The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), Peter Hustnix, has said there is a need for strong and effective data protection and welcomed the European Commission’s (EC)... -
Simulated cyber attacks being tested across Europe News
04.11.2010 The first ever pan-European simulated cyber security attack is being tested by experts.Categories:Tags: Cyber Attack, Online, Identity Fraud, Security, IT, Hackers, European Commission, EU, Ireland, Neelie Kroes, Digital Agenda -
Is cloud-based edge tokenisation the future of e-commerce? News
28.09.2010 An electronic security payment system that converts credit card data into a token prior to landing on the merchant’s infrastructure has been unveiled. -
Number of identity-fraud victims in Ireland hits 90,000 News
13.10.2009 More than 3,000 new cases of identity fraud have been identified since this time last year, bringing the total number of victims in Ireland to 90,000.Tags: Identity Fraud, -
Identity in a crisis News
05.03.2009 Opportunistic data thieves are taking advantage of the recession to steal personal data from jobseekers, as well as glean data from the computers of bankrupt firms.Categories: Digital LifeTags: Identity Fraud -
Some 87,000 people have fallen victim to ID fraud News
06.10.2008 While nine out of 10 people are aware of identity theft risks, eight out of 10 are easy pickings for fraudsters, with 87,000 people in this country already falling victim.Categories: CIOTags: ID Theft, Identity Fraud, -
Fear and loathing online News
23.06.2008 ID theft video How the nightmare of identity theft is coming true in the digital ageCategories: Digital LifeTags: Identity Fraud