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  1. Mobile and Phishing – Why It’s More Dangerous

    5/26/12 10:00pm by RobertSiciliano
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    Phishing occurs when scammers send emails that appear to have been sent by legitimate, trusted organizations in order to lure recipients into clicking links and entering login data and other credentials. SMiShing is a version of phishing in which scammers send text messages rather than emails, which, as with phishing emails, appear to have been sent by a legitimate, trusted organization. The terms reference a scammers’ strategy of fishing for personal information.  Read more >

  2. Energy Saving Tips for Small Business

    5/26/12 9:49pm by RobertSiciliano
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    Going “Green” isn’t a fad, it’s necessary to save the planet. If you have watched any of the documentaries on the Discovery Channel about how the polar icecaps are melting then you might have the same sick feeling in the pit of your stomach like I do.  Conservatively, sea levels will rise around 2 feet in the next 100 years, and that’s just the beginning.The Small Business Administration and numerous other resources are available to help small business go green.  Read more >

  3. Free Mobile Apps = Drained Battery

    5/26/12 9:37pm by RobertSiciliano
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    Go through your smartphone right now. Look at each app and seriously consider whether you need it. If not, delete it. Then, determine which of the free apps are worth upgrading to the paid versions, since free apps that contain advertising that puts an additional drain on your battery.  Read more >

  4. Fire Safety Rules for your Business

    5/23/12 9:29pm by RobertSiciliano
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    A week doesn’t go by where we see news reports of a single house fire, small or large multi family building go up in flames. Dozens of people are displaced and often, someone dies. But when you think about it, fires in businesses seem to be less common.This is probably due in part to businesses being more regulated along with having better fire safety rules in place to recognize and prevent vulnerabilities. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Charts for 1992-2007, fires and explosions accounted for 3% of workplace fatalities in 2007.  Read more >

  5. Identity Theft Still On the Rise

    5/23/12 9:07pm by RobertSiciliano
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    For the 12th year in a row, identity theft complaints top the list of consumer complaints [PDF] received by the Federal Trade Commission. 15% of more than 1.8 million total complaints filed in 2011 involved identity theft.  Read more >

  6. IT Security: Preventing Insider Threat

    5/23/12 8:56pm by RobertSiciliano
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    A “Logic Bomb” isn’t really logical, it’s a virus, designed to take down your corporate network and disable existing systems that may monitor data, protect it, back it up or access it. A logic bomb is designed to multiply like any virus and spread throughout a network multiplying its effects.  Read more >

  7. Consumer Banking Security Products & Services

    5/8/12 10:55am by RobertSiciliano
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    Today’s banks aren’t your “Dads’” bank. Having been around for hundreds of years, banks are a significant part of our everyday lives. Traditionally, banks haven’t been known for their “thought leadership” in technology, but today’s banks have to be cutting edge to compete, and stay secure.  Read more >

  8. Merchants at Greatest Risk For POS Skimming Fraud

    5/8/12 10:43am by RobertSiciliano
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    Over the past 5 years a scam known as electronic funds transfers at the point of sale (EFTPOS ) skimming. People commonly swipe both credit and debit cards through the in-store machines to pay for goods and services and hackers have figured out how to skim customer cards.BankInfoSecurity reports “The news is just one in a growing line of POS skimming fraud schemes. From the Michaels POS PIN pad swapping scam, which hit in May, to the Save Mart Supermarkets self-checkout breach announced in the last two weeks, merchant-level card security is garnering new attention.”  Read more >

  9. How Does Your Bank Protect Your Data?

    4/29/12 10:12pm by RobertSiciliano
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    Consumers tend to be oblivious to the various layers of security financial institutions utilize to protect their bank accounts. But having a better understanding of what occurs behind the scenes can help consumers adapt to influential new technologies.  Read more >

  10. Top 7 Tips to Business Continuity In a Disaster

    4/29/12 9:53pm by RobertSiciliano
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    Whether it is a natural disaster, manmade disaster, terrorist attack or Murphy’s law wreaking havoc on your business, having an emergency plan of action is an absolute necessity to ensure business continuity and keep the organization running.The Better Business Bureau has compiled basic tips to ensuring business continuity.  Read more >

Robert Siciliano

Full Name
Robert Siciliano
Member Since
June 2009
About Me: 
Business builder, strategic marketer, security analyst, published author, television news correspondent, actor. Deliver presentations throughout the United States and Canada on identity theft protection and personal security.

Work with Fortune 1000, IT and startups. Launching, branding, messaging, representation, m&a facilitator, SEO and media.

Current private equity projects include dynamic biometrics, credit card platform multi-factor authentication, security investigations and telemarketing fraud mitigation.

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