tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274150211000513442.post7056817630619022217..comments2024-02-20T00:19:01.002-08:00Comments on BH251 @ Loyola University Maryland: Teaming Up for Password ProtectionProf. Paul Tallonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00285551689564261656noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274150211000513442.post-26371234151857130052012-10-01T18:11:23.798-07:002012-10-01T18:11:23.798-07:00 I think this article is beneficial to many reader... I think this article is beneficial to many readers. People need to be aware of their resources in order to take preventive actions. LastPass and PwnedList will not only create hope about the reduction of identity theft for many people, but also for many large corporations. People should make it a habit to check PwnedList often. The more on top of identity theft that you are, the less damage that can be done. <br /> Identity theft is often your own fault. People now a day give away their private information too freely. This is mentioned with people’s credit card information being directly hooked to amazon as well as online banking. Once the hacker gets into your amazon account they have access to your credit card information. <br /> I believe that banking from your iphone is a way to reduce identity theft. There is a location tracker on your iphone so this is a form of authentication. Your phone has the ability to use GPS to track the exact spot that you are, at that very moment in time. If you have credit charges from another country, that is a red flag to your credit card company that it may be fraud. This tracking feature is a trait that PC’s are currently without, making identity theft easier. Smart phones are so advanced with different security apps which could be set so that locations that have higher risk for fraudulent activities will need more steps in the authentication process. Peoples phones are often glued to their hip, which is a positive for fraud purposes. Since they are constantly by our side we have constant tabs on our different accounts. <br /> Although smart phones do have positives, they also have downfalls. They very fact that people always carry their iphone with them can increase their risk of loosing their phone with all their personal information on it. Another downfall to banking with smart phones is, in the case that the phone is stolen, it is much easier to get access to all the personal information on it, compared to retrieving all information on a PC. <br /> I believe that a step in the right direction to lower identity theft would be to use mobile banking. You have no excuse not to be checking your accounts daily since you have your phone right at your finger tips. People should enable their smart phone banking to send alerts to their phone regarding security purposes, this way the investigation could be done at a moments notice. Everyone should download security apps to their smart phone as a preventive action to reduce identity theft.<br /><br /><br /><br /> http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/07/17/why-banking-on-your-smartphone-is-safer-than-using-your-pc/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642673717875637202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274150211000513442.post-80579534243112462732012-09-24T18:45:03.263-07:002012-09-24T18:45:03.263-07:00This Article gives hope for online shoppers, onlin...This Article gives hope for online shoppers, online bankers, and anyone else who uses the internet for personal information. PwnedList and LastPass are on their way to helping eradicate the “hackers”. In this day and age many people rely on the internet and are putting themselves at risk when typing in their personal information into public websites. Innocent people are still willing to take part in this risk because they want things done fast and efficiently. The internet is the best way to get things done. It seems to me that companies like PwnedList and LastPass are seriously on their way to making a big internet security break through. Since these companies are using the security system called SHA-512 encryption, once you enter your information the bad guys allegedly won’t be able to see what it was you entered, thus no ability to be hacked. This commitment to the new encryption solution makes PwnedList and LastPass more credible than other firms. I think this could really be a legitimate way to put the “hackers” to sleep for a while. Kellie Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851893081592587769noreply@blogger.com