The Internet is full of websites that shorten URLs to make the links short, easy to share, and very convenient. And McAfee decided to join the party by providing a product called mcaf.ee, which has fraud prevention security over its competitors.

You’re in business, we’re in business. And what social media site is geared towards professionals? LinkedIn! We have been working on our LinkedIn page to make our fraud prevention systems and id verification documents readily available for you, and on a site you are already on.  So the next time you’re on LinkedIn, check out the Electronic Verification Systems profile.

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. EVS offers id verification, id authentication, and fraud prevention tips.

According to the New York Times, media research group Inside Network estimates that the sale of virtual goods—such as mobile apps and games, social media currency, and game-exclusive items—is estimated to reach the $2 billion revenue mark by next year, and possibly double by 2012.

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The online security industry buzzed this morning with news that social media giant Twitter had come under cyber attack. While the attack itself was not used to spread malicious software or other possible identity threats, it serves as a demonstration of just how vulnerable even the largest online communities are—and how important id verification is to your business.

Continuing on with our Facebook security threat series, today’s post will focus on the Facebook twist on an old e-mail scheme: password phishing.