Archive for the ‘LifeLock’ Category

LifeLock review

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

If you’re researching identity theft protection services, a LifeLock review is the place to start.Consumers’ LifeLock review“I urge everyone to consider employing LifeLock to protect his or her Identity. I am grateful the thieves that tried to get to me were not able to succeed even though they have tried repeated times. LifeLock stopped them!”“We looked at a number of companies and found LifeLock had the best product for protecting people from ID theft plus much more. I wish we had found them before my wife and I recently became victims.” (more…)

Princeton study shows vulnerability to data heists

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Until now, encryption was considered a bulletproof method of protecting your data, but a new study out of Princeton indicates that even data encryption is not invulnerable. The whole thing centers on the DRAM chip, which holds the content of your hard drive including encryption keys, has always been thought to lose memory once the computer was powered down.

The Princeton study shows that the memory actually fades over a period of time ranging from several seconds to several minutes. That’s the window of opportunity for attackers.
And it gets worse: that window of opportunity can easily be expanded to several minutes or more. Simply turning a canister of canned air (the stuff typically used to clean computers) completely upside down before spraying lowers the spray temperature to -50°C. At that temperature the DRAM chips hold memory for up to 10 minutes. (more…)

LifeLock Fraud Alert

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Why pay LifeLock when you can do it yourself?

Sometimes it’s all about convenience and service. That’s why people pay for oil changes, haircuts, lawn care, housekeeping and car washes. Others shake their heads and wonder why pay someone else when they could do it themselves and save the money.

That’s how some people feel about LifeLock’s identity theft protection. But what’s your time worth? DIY often means family or work responsibilities go undone to make time for these other chores. Who are you going to disappoint? (more…)