by Dave Moore, CISSP 03/03/2024 It's always refreshing to see companies and government agencies reaching out to the public-at-large to help folks stay out of trouble on the Internet. Such is the case with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and their "Slam the...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 02/25/2024 Remember the great Integris/St. Anthony hospitals hacking crisis I first reported to you last January 14? Internet bad guys stealing private data on millions of patients, and in the case of Integris, sending their victims ransom demand...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 02/18/2024 It's called "social engineering;" it's a form of psychological warfare con artists and Internet bad guys use to trick and manipulate people into giving up something of value under the pretense that it's for a good reason, or a good...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 02/11/2024 Add Arvest Bank to the list of banks that have been hacked, just like MidFirst Bank was, as reported by me in this newspaper last October 1, 2023; now we know over 26,000 Arvest customers have have their private information stolen by...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 02/04/2024 Last week, we looked at placing "fraud alerts" at various federal agencies, financial institutions, creditors, real estate concerns and public utilities. Those were the next steps to take after placing account "freezes" at all four...