Newspaper columns by Dave Moore, weekly columnist for the Norman Transcript since 2005.
Happy Slam the Scam Day
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...
Integris Health Inc: 2,431,693 Oklahomans hacked
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...
Protect yourself: when in doubt, hang up
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...
Arvest, Integris, St. Anthony hacked: more ID theft fraud alerts
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...
Integris, St. Anthony patients hacked: more ID theft fraud alerts
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...
I have been teaching my class two or three times a year at the Norman Public Library since 2008.
Beginning February, 2012, I toured Oklahoma, teaching my class at libraries around the state.
I also taught September 25th, 2012, at Republic Bank & Trust in Norman, OK.
Following that, the class was presented at the Norman Public Library on March 26, 2013, with 126 people attending, February 12, 2014, with 168 people attending, and November 12, 2014, with 130 attendees; also January 19, 2016, with 120 attendees. These appearances were also sponsored by Republic Bank & Trust.
My tour of public libraries in the first part of 2012 was made possible with sponsorship from Friends of Libraries in Oklahoma (FOLIO). The 2012 Library Class Itinerary included:
- February 7, Moore Public Library, Moore, OK.
- February 13, Belle Isle Library, Oklahoma City.
- February 27, Choctaw Library, Choctaw, OK.
- March 1, Mustang Public Library, Mustang, OK.
- March 5, Del City Library, Del City, OK.
- March 12, Edmond Library, Edmond, OK.
- March 19, Southern Oaks Library, Oklahoma City.
- March 26, Bethany Library, Bethany, OK.
- April 3, Will Rogers Library, Claremore, OK.
- April 4, Bartlett-Carnegie Sapulpa Public Library, Sapulpa, OK.
Check out these awesome posters from past classes!
