Privacy and Your Browsing History
Web browsers keep a history of all the websites and pages viewed. This is done for a couple of reasons. One reason is faster access. The history is usually stored on the hard drive because it is faster to access the data from there, rather than having to go out to the internet to retrieve the data again. A second reason is convenience.
Read MoreIs Someone Watching?
Shoulder surfing is a term used to describe a person who looks over another person’s shoulder as data is entered onto a device such as a computer, smartphone, ATM or PIN pad. Virtually any public area is at risk for shoulder surfing where you are entering personal information such as passwords and PINs.
Read More2010 Census Fraud: What You Need to Know
The nature of the census is to obtain information about U.S. citizens, but knowing what information the census requires is important as scammers and identity thieves are on the prowl. The official census or census employees that go door-to-door will never ask you certain information.
Read MoreChris Fulkerson interviewed by Identity Theft Assistance Center on cybersecurity
PODCAST: Chris Fulkerson, Assistant Vice President for Technology and CIO, Elon University The cybersecurity challenges that CIOs and IT executives at higher education institutions are tremendous. Learn more about these challenges and what is being done to meet them at the university level with our exlusive podcast with Chris Fulkerson, Assistant Vice President for Technology and …
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