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’s easy to lose steam in August – but here at Experian, we were full steam ahead. We announced the date and panelist lineup for our upcoming webinar, participated in the SXSW 2014 Panel Picker and even had time to squeeze in a fun Frat Games Day for our Austin office. Take a look at [...]
July in Texas can be brutal, but we kept our minds off the heat last month by staying busy in the community and at the office. Take a look at what the Experian team was up to this past July.CANville Austin: a creative food driveWe took part in this year’s CANville food drive challenge presented [...]
This guest blog post comes from Jasmine McNealy, Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky and privacy and law blogger at Unmasking Doe.In late January of this year HMV, a British music store franchise, laid off 190 employees. Although unfortunate, this would seem a pretty benign occurrence. Brick and mortar music stores have been disappearing [...]
Take a look at what the Experian team was up to this month, including participating in community events, hosting a long-awaited webinar and breaking in the new office:Risk Mitigation for Small Business WebinarIn honor of Small Business week, we hosted a free webinar exploring how cyber security affects small businesses. Small business experts Michael Kaiser, [...]
We were happy to co-host a live Twitter chat (#IDTheftChat ) with the Identity Theft Resource Center this past Thursday. The chat covered cybersecurity in small businesses, exploring how small businesses are currently protecting their businesses, customers and employees from threatening cyber criminals, data breaches, malware and data loss.We had a great turnout, with highly [...]
This week, Twitter introduced a two-factor authentication login security measure that users can opt into, helping to protect users from email phishing schemes or password breaches. Users need a confirmed email address and a verified phone number on their account to set up the login verification feature on their Twitter settings page.“The two-factor system mirrors [...]
This blog post comes from Adam Kennedy, Product Analyst at Experian. With the rise in social networks and the increasing desire to share personal data in public forums, it’s no surprise identity thieves are targeting Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to steal your identity.What are they after?Your Facebook page and Twitter profile page will show your [...]
On Thursday, we co-hosted a live Twitter chat with the National Cyber Security Alliance campaign Stop. Think. Connect. and the FTC. This chat focused on the issues, risks and solutions associated with child identity theft. To participate in the conversation, Twitter users tagged each Tweet with hashtag, #ChatSTC.Overall, we had a great turnout and an [...]
