Cyber Crime: Increase Your Security and Reduce Your Liability

The Social Network Show welcomes co-host, Michelle Boykins, Senior Director of Communications at the National Crime Prevention Council and her guest, Robert Siciliano.

Robert Siciliano, a Personal Security Expert and Identity Theft Speaker, shares some incredibly important information regarding security issues on computers and mobile devices. In this show you will learn about "organized web mobs" and the hacking into companies such as Sony; cyber crime versus cyber terror; smart phone security issues-iPhone's and Androids; how to dispose of old computers and cell phones; dangers of downloading Apps and online games; shipping notification scams and lastly tips to keep you and your devices safe.

When Americans were urged to go on high alert after 9/11, personal security, identity theft expert, speaker and author Robert Siciliano was already ahead of the game. The advice is simple—so simple that Siciliano’s hard-won wisdom has gained him audiences across a wide variety of media: Increase security and reduce liability.

Security is a wide and deep topic. Security is personal, physical and informational. Siciliano discusses all aspects of security as they relate to violence and fraud prevention in both the physical and virtual worlds. He can show you how to keep home invaders from assaulting you and taking your family hostage, or how you can prevent criminal hackers from accessing your network and downloading client data. He provides topical, timely and cutting-edge programs your group needs and wants.

For almost 30 years, Siciliano has been committed to maintaining his expertise in all aspects of security by constantly researching new and upcoming security trends with the goal of informing and educating you so you can avoid becoming a statistic. He says, “There always has been, there is now and there will always be a criminal predatory element stalking its next victim. Being proactive and knowing your options are essential.”

Siciliano’s media credentials include hard-hitting and provocative contributions to TIME, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, Fortune, BusinessWeek, Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Reader’s Digest, Consumers Digest, as a regular contributor to Entrepreneur, and he has appeared as a guest commentator on The Anderson Cooper Show, John Stossel, The Steve Harvey Show, The Today Show, CBS Early Show, Good Morning America, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, Inside Edition, and Extra, among others. He has taught millions of people his secrets of maintaining personal safety and security, and his skills have benefited thousands more through presentations to corporate, government, education clients such as GMAC, the National Association of Realtors©, Domino’s Pizza, United Bankers’ Bank, Exxon Mobile – and many more.

Siciliano’s goal is simple – to wake up and empower people across Main Street USA and throughout the world so they can avoid becoming victims. His personal security and identity theft expertise is an asset to any program or organization that demands straight talk, common sense, and potentially life- and property-saving results right now. Whether he is speaking on camera, to a reporter, or sharing his identity theft and personal security stories and tips as a keynote speaker or workshop leader, Siciliano’s direct and to-the-point style can be counted on to raise hackles, capture attention, and – most importantly – inspire and empower action.

He motivates people everywhere to do the right things to keep their family, data and property safe. Audience members describe his credible, from-the-trenches advice as life-changing and lifesaving. At the corporate level, his clients include high-level executives from leading corporations such as McAfee, iovation, Intelius, ADT, Gemalto, RSA, BillGuard, Sentry Safe, Schlage, AllClearID and Uniball Corporation rely upon Siciliano’s insights, perspectives and guidance to bring additional firepower and protections to their system and customer security initiatives.

In addition to his role as a frequently quoted television news correspondent, Siciliano is the author of three books: The Safety Minute: Living on High Alert – How to Take Control of Your Personal Security and Prevent Fraud; 99 Things You Wish You Knew Before Your Identity Was Stolen; and 99 Things You Wish You Knew Before Your Mobile Was Hacked.

Learn more about Robert on his website