The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) defines data brokers as “companies that collect information, including personal information about consumers, from a wide variety of sources for the purpose of reselling such information to their customers for various purposes, including verifying an individual’s identity, differentiating records, marketing products, and preventing financial fraud.”

Jun 7, 2018 · The data broker industry is divided into three broad categories based upon the type of product that they sell: (1) marketing products, (2) risk mitigation products, and (3) people search products. Examples of these categories are:

5. If a private investigator or information broker obtains a person’s work address by means of a pretextual telephone call, and then sells the information, is the private investigator or information broker liable under N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. 358-A to the person it deceived for damages caused by the sale of the information?

Nov 9, 2022 · A threat actor or “malicious actor” is defined as either a person or a group of people that take part in an action that is intended to cause harm in the cyber realm.

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Ep. 118. Dr. Jessica Barker, sociologist and a information security professional, is our guest for this month.

Infosec Career Hacking by Johnny Long et all. Buy now on Amazon. Enjoy a perceptive discussion with Johnny Long, during Social-Engineer 60.

It brings to light some very interesting facts.... malicious social engineers are looking at what is "bothering" people and then offering information and/or solutions if "you just click here." Everything from money help for the economic woes people are experiencing right down to cures for the H1N1 Virus. It makes a further valid point, that the users are the ones who are to blame.