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Theresa Payton

Ms. Theresa Payton is a well-known and highly respected national authority on cybersecurity, e-crime and fraud mitigation, and technology implementation.  Ms. Payton has over twenty years of advanced business and security technology expertise and leadership at the highest levels of both government and in the financial services industry.

From May 2006 until September 2008, Ms. Payton served as Chief Information Officer at the White House. In this role, she provided oversight of the information technology enterprise for the President and 3,000 staff members.  She oversaw dramatic upgrades to the IT security posture for the Executive Office of the President, and worked closely with security assets of the U.S. Government in the civilian, military and intelligence community.  Ms. Payton was the first woman to hold this position.

Prior to government service, Ms. Payton had a long career leading teams focused on improving banking technology and security. Ms. Payton has held senior leadership positions at Barnett Bank, Bank of America, First Union, and Wells Fargo. She led strategic planning teams, managed mergers and acquisitions, ran technology, operations, and call centers for branches, and oversaw fraud and risk management technology operations. 

Since leaving government service, Ms. Payton has served as a key advisor to government and corporate leaders in their efforts to improve their policies, procedures, workforce and utilization of technology to confront online and cyber threats.  She also teaches Consumer and Kid Safety classes and has helped thousands of people have a safer and more enjoyable digital life.  

Theresa teamed up with one of the Nation's most prominent privacy and intellectual property lawyers, Ted Claypoole, to write Protecting Your Internet Identity: Are You Naked Online? The book will tell you who is peeping at you online from the government, to cybercriminals, to your neighbors; what your rights are; and easy to follow steps to help you have fun while staying safe on the web.

You can find the book online at Amazon.com, and you can like the book's Facebook page for events where you can meet the authors or hear them speak.

Also - check this out: Katie Couric interviewed Theresa about tips for keeping kids safe and teaching them good online behavior.

 

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  • Have you ever heard of a "typosquatter"?  There are thousands of them on the web.   They are people who purposely create a domain name based on frequent typos internet users make when they try to visit
    There are ways to outsmart people counting on your mistakes to steal your personal information.

  • Cyber Expert Theresa Payton got Chris Swecker on Skype. She wanted to talk to the former FBI assistant director and Bank of America executive about a scam that's making the rounds - using his name. "It's
    A woman was taken for thousands of dollars after what she thought was a chat with her sister on Facebook. The scam artist hacked into her sister's account and learned enough to carry on a conversation.

  • There are more than 2.5 billion photos uploaded to Facebook each month and one company has found a way to sift through and filter out the pictures of your friends wearing the least amount of clothing.
    There are more than 2.5 billion photos uploaded to Facebook each month and one company has found a way to sift through and filter out the pictures of your friends wearing the least amount of clothing. Theresa Payton explains how to protect your kids.

  • It might upset you to learn that 4G networks are vulnerable and just a few on-purpose steps, or accidental ones, could take 4G down for your town.
    Those of you working on the 4G network swear by it and get frustrated when it cannot be accessed. It might upset you to learn that 4G networks are vulnerable and just a few on-purpose steps, or accidental ones, could take 4G down for your town.

  • You may not know this, but fake technology products in use at your home, at work, and by US military and government offices are at an all-time high.
    You may not know this, but fake technology products in use at your home, at work, and by US military and government offices are at an all-time high.

  • Are you overwhelmed by all of your passwords? Do you secretly just default it to something you can remember and just hope that cyber creeps don't find you? If you said yes, a recent study says that you are not alone.
    Are you overwhelmed by all of your passwords? Do you secretly just default it to something you can remember and just hope that cyber creeps don't find you? If you said yes, a recent study says that you are not alone.

  • Are the personal emails in your inbox protected? Cyber Expert Theresa Payton reviews one court's ruling and what it could mean for your privacy.
    Are the personal emails in your inbox protected? Cyber Expert Theresa Payton reviews one court's ruling and what it could mean for your privacy.

  • You've heard many times to be careful when you post videos and pictures of yourself and your kids online. Cyberstalkers have used copied photos to create fake identities, leading to tragic consequences
    Did you know there's a way to copyright or watermark the pictures you post to protect them against prying eyes?

  • They are funny looking bar codes called "QR" codes.  They are popping up on TV screens, coupon flyers and around in stores.  They are fun to scan and get special information.  However, we're learning now
    Quick response codes can give you additional information about a product or service, but the hackers are targeting them.

  • We know the spammers and scammers go where the people are, and now Pinterest is yet another place to find them.
    We know the spammers and scammers go where the people are, and now Pinterest is yet another place to find them.

  • We hear a lot about the security dangers of mobile devices, but did you know your smartphone or tablet could be used to increase personal security? Here's how certain mobile apps are making many people feel safer.
    We hear a lot about the security dangers of mobile devices, but did you know your smartphone or tablet could be used to increase personal security? Here's how certain mobile apps are making many people feel safer.

  • A recent study shows 70 percent of teens are finding ways around all of the protections parents put into place to keep them from viewing certain things online. Find out how they're doing it!
    A recent study shows 70 percent of teens are finding ways around all of the protections parents put into place to keep them from viewing certain things online. Find out how they're doing it! 

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