The Social Security Number Protection Act, which was signed by President Barack Obama in December 2010, “Prohibits federal, state, or local agencies from: (1) displaying the Social Security account number of any individual, or any derivative of such number, on any check issued for any payment by the agency; or (2) employing, or entering into a contract for the use or employment of, prisoners in any capacity that would allow them access to the Social Security account numbers of other individuals.”

We haven’t heard much about ATM skimming lately, but police have arrested a man in association with ATM skimming, which is tough to spot sometimes.

 In this edition of Top Industry Blogs, we’ll be picking out two more valuable resources we at EVS turn to for all of our cyber crime, fraud prevention tool and id authentication news.

There are two primary focus points to any business security program: protection of data and compliance with federal regulations.

The deadline for adhering to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Red Flags Rule has been postponed until November 1, 2009. But, with the end of September rapidly approaching, time is already running out.

Identity Blogger has called our attention to a recent addendum to a bill proposed in April that addresses cybersecurity. The addendum, covered in more detail at Cnet News, would enable President Obama to shut down private-sector computer systems in the event of a “cybersecurity emergency.” In addition to alarming private business owners and operators, the bill’s vague language finds many hard pressed to show their support.

As the media reports more cases of hackers being brought to justice for major security breaches, experts warn that cyber crime is only going to increase.