Conference proceeding
Identity Theft and Used Gaming Consoles: Recovering Personal Information from Xbox 360 Hard Drives
AMCIS 2011 PROCEEDINGS
01 Jan 2011
Abstract
Traditionally, when individuals wanted online access they connected their PCs to the Internet. Now, non-traditional devices such as cell phones, smart phones, and gaming consoles serve as common means of online access. Gaming consoles, just like PCs need proper sanitization processes to help fight identity theft. Individuals understand you cannot simply throw away a computer that has your personal data on it without some sort of sanitization process; gaming consoles are no different. Simply returning your console back to 'factory state" will not do the trick, you need to take things one step further.
In this research paper the authors aim to bring awareness to the gaming public, researchers and practitioners that improperly discarding used consoles without proper sanitization practices can inadvertently release personal data which can result in identity theft. The researchers will demonstrate through a case study how easy it is to steal an identity through a discarded Xbox. Finally, the researchers will demonstrate how gamers can sanitize their game consoles when upgrading their systems to ensure their identity is not at risk when the used device is retired.
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Details
- Title
- Identity Theft and Used Gaming Consoles: Recovering Personal Information from Xbox 360 Hard Drives
- Creators
- Ashley L. Podhradsky - Drexel Univ, Comp & Secur Technol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USARob D'Ovidio - Drexel UniversityCindy Casey - Drexel Univ, Comp & Secur Technol Program, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAASSOC INFORMAT SYST
- Publication Details
- AMCIS 2011 PROCEEDINGS
- Conference
- AMCIS 2011
- Publisher
- Assoc Information Systems
- Number of pages
- 17
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Criminology and Justice Studies
- Identifiers
- 991020537776904721
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