Over the past few years, we’ve been fortunate enough to take part in the whirlwind that is South by Southwest Interactive, joining in on some of the biggest technology conversations from around the world. The annual conference, which descends upon Austin every March, attracts hundreds of thousands of people. This past Saturday, our co-founder and [...]
Data breaches have dominated the headlines for the past few years. In 2014, some went as far as coining the term the “Year of the Breach.” But 2015 was no different with 781 data breach in the United States alone, accordingly to a report by the Identity Theft Resource Center. When a data breach occurs, [...]
Almost five years ago, Facebook announced the debut of its facial recognition software, DeepFace, to make tagging photos of friends easier for users. The news spurred many articles questioning how exactly the technology worked and what steps could be taken to maintain privacy. Today, having software instantly identity faces in our photos seems almost commonplace. [...]
In just a few short weeks, South by Southwest will descend upon downtown Austin, Texas. The Interactive portion of the conference is lauded for highlighting the most current privacy and security issues, drawing thousands of thought leaders to our backyard. In Firewall Chat’s second season, we decided to highlight some of these key thinkers whose [...]
January was a busy month for Experian, launching us full force into 2016. Here’s a quick rundown of everything you might have missed: Our New Parental Leave Policy At Experian, it’s always been our corporate philosophy that our company’s success directly correlates with the happiness and well-being of our employees. That’s why earlier this month, [...]
In our line of defense against hackers, our passwords may be the first – or last – hurdle between malicious cybercriminals and our most sensitive information. Unique, complex logins should be used to protect our emails, social networks, bank accounts, shopping transactions and more. It is important to take great care crafting these passwords; however, [...]
It may seem like April is far away, but tax season in fact launches next Tuesday, January 19. And whether you’re a business or an individual, you’ll want to know if you’re eligible for any tax benefits. Thanks to a recent announcement from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), identity theft protection will now be considered [...]
On behalf of all of us at Experian, we want to wish you a safe and happy New Year. This past year was a big one for us, and we’ve appreciated you following along with our updates throughout the year. In case you missed it, we recapped some of the biggest highlights in our “2015: [...]
Today, our fourth episode of Firewall Chats is live! In this special edition, we put the spotlight on Experian’s own Chief Innovation Officer, Adam Tyler. Tyler’s expertise spans far across the ever-changing security landscape. He speaks frequently around the globe on identity protection and fraud detection, cybersecurity trends, and evolving hacking and attack methods. Additionally, [...]
Now that we’ve launched our third episode of Firewall Chats, we feel confident saying we’re officially a part of the cybersecurity podcast network. Our main goal with Firewall Chats is to educate our listeners with information and advice on how to best protect their most sensitive information. We’ve been fortunate to have some terrific guests [...]
