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Comodo ID TheftSmart safeguards subscribers from Identity Theft
posted on 25/11/2008

More than 9 million Americans fall victim to identity theft each year according to a Federal Trade Commission 2007 Report. A quickly snatched wallet or hijacked password are all a thief needs to steal an identity. With their victim's personal information, thieves can apply for credit and government documents, forging whole new identities. In response, victims of identity theft spend agonizing hours tracing and disputing the thieves' work. ... [more]

Council official used spyware to spy upon his colleagues
posted on 09/10/2008

A lot of attention is given in the media to external hackers breaking into corporate systems and stealing critical information with spyware. However, there is also a significant risk of internal staff using technology to gain advantage over their co-workers. Tony Trout, a Republican council official in Greenville County, South Carolina, has been arrested by FBI agents investigating spyware found on the council chairman's PC, and made his first... [more]

SnapFeel detects emotion in text messages to assess integrity and risk potential
posted on 28/05/2008

OnLine Interview (OI) is an automated, web-based integrity assessment software solution based on free text analysis and a unique online questionnaire. OI leverages SnapFeel's solution that enables emotion detection in text messages. Based on a software platform that analyzes electronic text to detect emotions and determine the writer’s state of mind, OI can determine a candidate, client or individual's liability potential by analyzing the cr... [more]

Israeli private investigators used spyware to steal commercial information
posted on 02/05/2008

Businesses should be on their guard against agencies who offer them information on their competitors, following the jailing of a team of private investigators who used spyware to steal information on behalf of legitimate companies. According to media reports, four members of the Israeli Modi'in Ezrahi private investigation firm have been sentenced after they were found guilty of using a Trojan horse to steal commercial information. The Troj... [more]

Nemesysco voice analysis technology products to be distributed in the US by Forensitec
posted on 06/03/2008

Nemesysco Ltd. has announced that it has appointed Forensitec, a forensic language analysis consultancy firm, providing interview and interrogation techniques and training, as a distributor in the U.S. Nemesysco's voice analysis technology products are to be distributed in US markets as part of Forensitec's solutions for criminal and administrative investigators, human resources professionals and psychologists. “Layered Voice Analysis is a... [more]

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