Each day our lives become increasingly connected to our friends and family around the world thanks in large part to social media. As of September, Facebook now boasts 1.55 billion monthly active users across the globe. Instagram has more than 400 million monthly users. Our favorite 140-character site has just over 320 million monthly tweeters. [...]
A recent survey commissioned by Semafone and conducted by OnePoll revealed that most consumers do not want to do business with a company that experienced a data breach. Of the 2,000 men and women polled, more than 86 percent said they were “not very likely” or “not at all likely” to do business with a [...]
One of the perks of headquartering in Austin, Texas is our proximity to the ever-growing South By Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) festival. And beyond the renowned parties, food and celebrities, we are most excited to host three speaking panels.Which one will you attend? While they all coincidentally overlap on the schedule, you can’t go wrong with [...]
Online reputation management has been a hot topic recently. The latest? Your social media activity could now keep you from getting a loan. Whether you’re an individual or small business, lenders can use your online credibility to judge your financial credibility.Lisa Vaas of Naked Security reported on a recent Wall Street Journal piece about how [...]
Yesterday, we hosted this quarter’s cyberSAFE webinar with a focus on reputation management, featuring a panel of industry experts who explored the how online activities can sometimes lead to unwanted consequences, such as reputation damage, identity theft and unemployment. We also published a whitepaper based on this very topic with new insight from HR and [...]
As our world becomes increasingly digital, consumers are sharing more information online than ever before. Such over-sharing shapes their reputations—for better or for worse—and can open them up for identity theft. In fact 54% of social media users have been a target of identity theft, creating the case that consumers should be more aware of [...]
We hosted our first #cyberSAFEchat Twitter chat on Wednesday and were pleased to have co-host Security Today Magazine’s Ginger Hill share her expertise. The chat focused on how employees’ social media habits affect business reputation and security. We covered a large span of topics in a short 60 minutes, including how employers use social media [...]
When it comes to social media, the lines between professional and personal are becoming increasingly blurred. What an employee posts online can make or break a career, or even put employees and employers at risk for identity and data theft. To help navigate these risks, we are hosting a Twitter chat with Security Today Magazine’s [...]
It doesn’t take much for a hacker to create an attack platform that is capable of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of data. In fact, all it takes is a $20 router, less than an hour and little technical expertise. Experian’s Chief Innovation Officer Adam Tyler wants to show you how alarmingly easy [...]
Professionals and businesses are becoming more dependent on the digital world, and managing our online reputations is an increasingly important and complex task. What you put online can impact everything from hiring decisions and employment, to a company’s reputation and security.Recognizing the importance of this topic, we’re hosting a webinar in which experts will discuss [...]
