Online Security Services

This month, thousands of students finally returned to school classrooms. That’s the good news. The bad news? Ransomware has also gone back to school and is already causing trouble.

One of the fastest growing markets in online security is biometrics, a system in which you unlock devices like your cell phone using a fingerprint, voice recognition, or facial and iris (eye) recognition. It's billed as being safer since, unlike a password that can be stolen, your unique physical features are yours alone and cannot be hacked or duplicated.

The story of Elon Musk purchasing Twitter has evolved into a Musk vs. Twitter conflict that will be resolved in court. But there is an aspect to this story that has not been addressed, despite being the most critical to millions of Twitter users around the world.

The annual Court Leadership and Academy Conference recently concluded three days of meetings and presentations in Anaheim, California. The event was hosted by the National Association For Presiding Judges and Court Executive Officers (NAPCO).

The IronWall360 team from 360Civic recently returned from the annual National Association for Court Management (NACM) conference in Milwaukee.

NACM is the world's largest organization of court management professionals with members from all levels and courts. It was an excellent opportunity to connect with court management and judges about our privacy protection service, and how we can keep these public servants and their families safe by removing their private information online.

We are pleased to announce that our company will offer 90 days of free online privacy protection for anyone impacted by the recent accidental disclosure of private information by the California Department of Justice (DOJ).

This breach revealed the personal information of individuals who were granted or denied a concealed and carry weapons (CCW) permit between 2011-2021. The information exposed included names, addresses, dates of birth, gender, race, driver’s license numbers, and criminal histories. 

Parking in Los Angeles – especially in private paid parking lots – can be a difficult and frustrating experience. That’s why a California-based company called Metropolis Technologies introduced a more efficient procedure – no tickets, no gates, no pay machines. The transaction is handled entirely through the company’s app.

But there’s a catch. Isn’t there always? And this time it’s a pretty big one; the consequences could be anything from having your bank account hacked to putting your life in danger by having your home address easily accessible online.

“We’re Coming To Your House”

That was the threat recently issued by a group called ShutDownDC to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Why it was issued is unimportant. Some will agree with the goals of that group and some will not. But there should be no disagreement over the potential danger in this type of situation. You don’t want people with a complaint or cause gathering outside the place you live and raise your children.

As a mental health professional, you should be aware that the internet makes it easy – far too easy – for anyone to find your home address and phone number online. Just a five-minute search is usually all it takes.

Protection is Available

Our IronWall360 service uses proprietary technology to scan the internet every day, and when we find the address or phone number of someone under our protection, we make sure the website removes that content. It’s not a request – we don’t give them a choice.

Would you be surprised to learn that your home address will probably turn up from a simple Google search? How do you feel about that?

Get Your Free Online Privacy Report

I think most of us realize on some level that all the personal details we share on social media, all the stuff we order on Amazon, all the surveys and questionnaires we fill out online, is information that is being collected, shared and sold without our knowledge or consent.

It’s a risk – but we accept it.