Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano
Robert Siciliano, Identity Theft Expert

Robert Siciliano (born May 25, 1968) is an American security analyst, author and media personality. He delivers presentations throughout the United States and Canada on identity theft protection and personal security, including self-defense.

Siciliano has appeared on United States-based television programming such as "The Today Show," "Anderson Cooper 360°", CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, CNBC, "Inside Edition," "Tyra Banks Show," "Sally Jesse Show," "Montel Williams," "Maury Povich Show," "Gayle King Show" and the "Howard Stern Show." In addition, he has been quoted extensively in American news print publications such as USA Today, Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, and Entrepreneur. News wire services such as The Associated Press, United Press International, and Reuters have provided coverage on his views.

Life and Career

Robert Siciliano grew up in and around Boston, Massachusetts. Robert's journey in personal security began early on in his life. When he was just 12-years-old, he and his little brother were in downtown Boston on the way to a Red Sox's game when a group of 5 other boys surrounded them, beat them, and took their money. When Robert's father saw his mangled kids, he explained to Robert that in the animal world, lions are predators to their natural prey of antelope, "You were the antelope to those boys." One year later, Robert's first crush in summer camp confesses that her step-father raped her. Robert's father explained sexual assault in the same conversation as the birds and bees at 13-years-old, and again the theme of predators and prey was imprinted in Robert's life. He studied several forms of defensive training from different sources, and began a personal safety and bodyguard business. Robert made a transition in his career from personal defense to general security when his business fell victim to cybercrime in 1995. Robert lost thousands of dollars due via credit card fraud, he became fascinated and obsessed with how these criminals were able to pull off such a crime. Robert earned his certification in Private Investigations from Boston University, as well as his certificate as a Certified Speaking Professional from the NSA (National Speakers Association). For the last 20+ years, Mr. Siciliano has been refining his rhetoric, content, message to carry out his mission of informing the public on the issues and solutions surrounding security issues. Robert's goal; to make the world a safer place.

Siciliano wrote his first book on The "Fundamentals of Self-Defense" in 1996. Talk show host Montel Williams was the first to broadcast Siciliano nationally. Show producers worked with Siciliano to develop scenarios where he would socially engineer his way into resident’s homes in Elizabethtown New Jersey posing as a utility worker.

By the turn of the century Siciliano had been invited to offer his expertise on many additional talk shows on such subjects as home invasion prevention, spousal abuse, rape prevention, stalking and non-lethal weaponry.

After the September 11 attacks, Siciliano was invited to offer commentary as a news correspondent in regards to many security issues with various networks. Siciliano began commenting on school shootings, terrorist hoaxes, workplace violence, privacy issues, child abductions, and travel security.

In 2002, studies began to appear regarding the rise in identity theft and computer crimes. Siciliano, a personal security adviser, began to hear from victims of identity theft requesting assistance in responding to compromised identities. A prior victim himself, he began the quest of educating and informing citizens and businesses on the extent of the crime and predicted an onslaught of identity theft and data breaches in the coming years. As the crime soared, media inquiries poured in.

ATM skimming and ATM fraud related crimes became newsworthy events in 2009. In September 2009, Siciliano conducted an experiment that tested the ease of buying and deploying a retail ATM and as a result raised a few eyebrows in the ATM industry. He was able to purchase an ATM for $750.00 US on Craigslist.org, then program and deploy the retail ATM without any red tape or paperwork registration. The ATM also contained over 1000 credit and debit card numbers. Reports of security concerns and Siciliano's access to information retained on the ATM began turning up on the Web, and the ATM industry reportedly braced itself for the backlash.[1]

Work

Safr.me

"A Smart, Secure & Safr.me" - Safr.me is an online resource created by personal security expert & public speaker, Robert Siciliano. Due to his hectic calendar, Robert felt a need to create a resource that could help individuals who couldn't attend his keynote or see him speak; hence, this realization gave birth to Safr.me. Robert Siciliano is a keynote speaker, consultant, & best selling author. Robert's mission is to help others by educating them on the reality of cybercrime as well as the most effective human-based practices to best secure oneself in the digital & physical world. Safr.me was carefully designed to empower; supporting users to take charge of their own personal information & data before something bad happens. As a victim of identity theft himself, Mr. Siciliano's ensures that his company is dedicated to helping users initiate the efforts that will reduce the risk of cybercrime victimization. Safr.me provides a variety of content on all things security applicable to a single parent, small business, or a chief security officer.

Identity Theft

Siciliano, a well-known identity theft expert and speaker, is a Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist under the guidelines of The Institute of Fraud Risk Management and the Community Educator at IdentityForce. Internet "how to" VideoJug features Siciliano as their resident Identity Theft Expert. Topics include preventing identity theft, protecting credit and debit cards, computer and laptop protection, protecting information on cell phones and PDAs, understanding the differences between financial and criminal identity theft.[2]

Personal Security

Siciliano developed risk mitigation strategies for Members of the National Association of Realtors and contributes to the Realtor Safety Initiative Team for Realtor Safety Week. He has been Certified as an Instructor for Real Estate Continuing Education.

eCourses

Cyber Wellness Program: Complete Edition

The ultimate course to Protect Your Money, Your Family, Your Business and Your Life from the dark web, identity theft, cyber scams, physical threats, and data theft to create a "Safr" tomorrow.

Social Media Security and Online Reputation Management

You no longer need to be concerned about your reputation. You need to be concerned about your webutation. Learn the do’s and dont's about social media security.

Evil Cyber Scams: Protect Yourself And Business

Do you know the difference between fishing and phishing? One wrong click and you might be scammed out of your identity and your money.

Take Charge, Fight Back!: Street-Smart, Street-Safe Personal Security

What if you’re faced with an intruder, how will you protect yourself? How do you protect yourself when traveling? Get smart and "Safr" about personal security.

Information Security: Data theft prevention and protection

Every single day you read about data breaches and your identity or clients identities being compromised. Learn how to protect your most valuable assets from spies and snoops on the web.

Identity Theft Protection and Prevention

Does a computer chip really protect your credit card information from hackers and thieves? Protect your credit, identity and personal information from identity thieves.

Presentations

Mr. Siciliano is a Certified Speaking Professional (C.S.P.) a designation achieved through the National Speakers Association. Audiences nationwide have attended Siciliano's workshops on identity theft protection and personal security. Robert has spent 20+years refining his rhetoric to help his listeners actually take away strategies they can implement as soon as they leave Robert's event. Too hire Robert to speak, contact 602.881.0498 or email basil.tross@gmail.com. Some of the past organizations that have hired Robert are:

  • United Bankers Bank
  • Massachusetts Association of Realtors[3]
  • Michigan Realtors
  • Industrial Asset Management Council[4]
  • National Association of Credit Managers[5]
  • Louisiana State University[6]
  • The Western States Director Education Foundation Symposium[7]
  • Meetings Professionals International[8]
  • United Bankers Bank[9]

Books Authored

Siciliano is the author of 5 books:

  1. Siciliano, Robert. The Safety Minute: How To Be Safe In The Streets At Home And Abroad So You Can Save Your Life! 1996. SafetyZone Press. Boston, MA. ISBN 0-9648126-2-2
  2. Siciliano, Robert. The Safety Minute: Living On High Alert; How To Take Control Of Your Personal Security And Prevent Fraud. 2003. SafetyZone Press. Boston, MA. ISBN 0-9648126-7-3
  3. Siciliano, Robert. 99 Things You Wish You Knew Before Your Identity Was Stolen. 2011. McAfee. Florida, NY. ASIN B0060GBP8Y[10]
  4. Siciliano, Robert. 99 Things You Wish You Knew Before Your Mobile Device Was Hacked. 2012. McAfee. Florida, NY. ISBN 1937801195[11]
  5. Siciliano, Robert. Identity Theft Privacy. 2018. Tross Consulting. Tempe, AZ. ISBN 978-0-9969500-8-4.

In addition, he has been referenced in three books and cited by an additional eight. He has also contributed to the development of five other books, including ones such as Protect your business against threats internally and externally and Riches In Niches, How to make it big in a small market.

Media Appearances

Siciliano frequently lends his expertise to the news media as they report on issues related to identity theft (e.g., computer security, Social Security numbers, data breaches) and personal security (e.g., school shootings, rape prevention).

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Siciliano" Robertsiciliano.com Retrieved 7 September 2012
  2. ↑ "VideoJug". VideoJug. Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  3. ↑ "Conference Schedule". Marealtor.net. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  4. ↑ "Industrial Asset Management Council". IAMC. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  5. ↑ "NACM Midwest". Nacmchicago.org. 2007-04-19. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  6. ↑ Archived September 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "Western States Director Education Foundation". WSDEF. 2005-11-01. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  8. ↑ "Meeting Professionals International". Mpiweb.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  9. ↑ "Bankers' bank event focuses on tech security, ID theft | North America > United States from". AllBusiness.com. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  10. ↑ 99 Things You Wish You Knew Before Your Identity Was Stolen, Amazon, retrieved September 11, 2012
  11. ↑ 99 Things You Wish You Knew Before Your Mobile Device Was Hacked, Amazon, retrieved September 11, 2012

Appearances in media

  • "Counterfeit cash machines". whdh.com. 2009-11-30. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  • "Internet Scams Targeting Growing Out of Work Population". Foxnews.com. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  • "Social Media Messages Telling Too Much?". Huffingtonpost.com. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
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