Kindsight News in 2010

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30% of Home Internet Networks at Serious Risk for Cyberattacks

Thirty percent of home Internet networks are at serious risk for cyberattacks, according to a recent computer security trial conducted by the online theft protection company Kindsight.

SecurityNewsDaily
12/20/2010

Kindsight Security Trial Reveals Nearly One Third of Home Networks Have Been Successfully Hacked

Kindsight today released the results from a security trial of more than 200,000 subscribers in North America that reveals 30 percent of homes have been infected and are at serious risk of online identity theft, cybercrime and other threats.

Kindsight News Release
12/15/2010

Kindsight Study Shows One in Three Households Hacked

Identity Protection developer Kindsight has just released the results of a 30-day study involving over 200,000 Internet-using households in North America. The study showed that over 30 percent of households “have been infected and are at serious risk of online identity theft, cybercrime and other threats”.

PC Mag
12/15/2010

McDonald's, Walgreens Warns Customers about Possible ID Theft

In a related matter, TMCnet reported that a survey released this summer by Kindsight showed a majority of consumers said there is a greater need for protection against cyber criminals.

TMCnet
12/13/2010

Identity theft attacks, how they can impact your reputation and the prevention steps to take

In the following interview, Brendan Ziolo, VP, Marketing for Kindsight discusses 1:1 with Rake Narang, Editor-in-Chief of Info Security Products Guide, on taking a practical proactive approach to fighting online fraud.

Info Security Products Guide
12/10/2010

Packet Inspector Kindsight: We’re the Google of Web Security

Kindsight CEO Mike Gassewitz cringes when he hears his company described as a deep packet inspection firm. Yes, that is part of what the company does, but he believes the technology is an integral aspect of Kindsight’s primary mission: free computer security and identity theft protection.

GigaOm
12/03/2010

Stolen Identities Selling for Cheap

The personal price of having one’s identity stolen can be high. But the price for buying that identity isn’t.

eWeek
11/22/2010

Kindsight Takes to the Streets to Uncover Consumers’ Top Security Misconceptions

Kindsight, developer of online ID theft protection services, took to the streets to see what consumers really knew about keeping themselves safe while surfing the web.

Kindsight News Release
11/17/2010

Kindsight Surveys Top Security Misconceptions

Anyone living in the modern world can’t help but be aware that identity theft is real, and that it’s a real problem. But how well do people understand what their own risks are?

Kindsight, a provider of identity theft prevention services through ISP partners, surveyed passers-by in San Francisco’s Union Square to find out.

PCMag
11/17/2010

Kindsight Meshes Security Service With Targeted Ads

A U.S. company is testing a consumer security service that is subsidized by behavioral advertising… The company, called Kindsight, has developed an intrusion protection system (IPS) that is installed at an Internet service providers’ premises. It monitors Internet traffic coming from a home user’s PC and looks for indicators that the PC may be infected with malicious software.

CIO, Computerworld, IT World, Network World, PC World
11/15/2010