| If you think you know all the tricks about avoiding | | | | according to The Wall Street Journal even with the |
| identity thief; think again! The criminals will just lay low | | | | use of Internet counter intelligence measures there are |
| and wait for you to forget some available proactive | | | | still instances where what seems like an encrypted |
| measure and strike you down in the confusion and | | | | connection may actually be a rouge site for hackers. |
| distraction of everyday existence. If they can't get you | | | | There really is no definitive way of detecting a |
| individually, they'll strike a business that fails to shred | | | | corrupted Wi-Fi hub and as such cyber criminals have |
| your personal information or has some security breach | | | | and continue to make a living off cultivating login data, |
| that avails access to the info needed. | | | | personal data, tracking online activities and building |
| Yes, by now most of us generally know Spoofing, | | | | profiles from activities that subsequently allow this new |
| Phishing, Pharming and many other tactics are used by | | | | method of identity theft to grow and damage |
| thieves as a means to convince individuals to provide | | | | unsuspecting life's. |
| personal or financial information that enables the | | | | But, the good news is with every crime such as the |
| perpetrators to commit credit card/bank fraud or other | | | | Evil Twins comes proactive measures to eliminate their |
| forms of identity theft. Rest assured thieves keep up | | | | threat. To ensure you are always connected to a |
| with technology and they continue to profit from your | | | | secure server over a wireless connection be it from |
| assets by being two steps ahead of unaware | | | | home, work or a public Wi-Fi hub there is protection |
| consumers. Well, guess what, Evil Twins are the | | | | software available. Anonymous Surfing Software |
| current frontier in identity theft. According to Ken Silva, | | | | eliminates a cyber criminal from detecting any of your |
| chief security officer at Verisign Inc., a Mountain View, | | | | personal information and tracking your online activities. |
| CA company that provides Internet security services. | | | | This software hides your IP address by redirecting it |
| Evil Twins in a nutshell are basically the wireless (Wi-Fi) | | | | through a secure server using 128-bit Secure Sockets |
| version of a phishing scam. The Evil Twins do not | | | | Layer (SSL) technology, similar to the protection a |
| pose as much of a threat when connecting to Wi-Fi | | | | bank provides. This software also protects you from |
| networks from home. Thieves tend to go where there | | | | inadvertently visiting websites that are known for |
| are a large concentration of Wi-Fi users such as | | | | phishing pharming or are known spyware sites by |
| airports, coffee shops, large bookstores and other | | | | displaying a warning page alerting you of the hidden |
| public places that provide Wi-Fi hubs. | | | | dangers that lurk ahead. In summary, anonymous |
| Many people having become aware of scam artists | | | | surfing software bypasses fraudulent hotspots by |
| and the eavesdropping that does occur when using | | | | routing all your Internet traffic through secure servers |
| public Wi-Fi services have implemented encrypted | | | | that are updated every 15 minutes to detect all known |
| connections and other techniques for the safeguarding | | | | threats. |
| of their information or surfing habits. However, | | | | |