It’s well-worth your time and money to make a burglar’s job very difficult. Employ the following home security tips: Lock up! How many times have you read about a home intruder who “entered through an unlocked window”? Keep your windows and doors locked as much as possible. Deadbolts. A deadbolt makes an incredible difference. Even…
Some may remember the James Kim case out of Oregon in December 2006. Kim inadvertently chose an old logging road while driving home, getting lost in the woods. He left his wife and two young kids in the vehicle while he sought help, promising to return by early afternoon. He never did and his body…
https://safr.me/webinar/ | Robert Siciliano is the #1 Security Expert in the United States with over 25 years of experience! He is here to help you become more aware of the risks and strategies to help protect yourself, your family, your business, and your entire life. Robert brings identity theft, personal security, fraud prevention and cyber…
You’ve surely heard of “B2B” or business-to-business marketing. The new game plan is “B2C” – business to consumer marketing, particularly in the healthcare industry. The Affordable Care Act allows healthcare organizations to directly deal with consumers on a massive scale for the first time. However, this comes with some challenges, namely, how to effectively reach…
Beware of “Free Wi-Fi” or “Totally Free Internet,” as this probably IS too good to be true. These are likely set up by thieves to trick you into getting on a malicious website. AT&T and Xfinity have provided many free hotspots for travelers to get free Wi-Fi: all over the country. Sounds great, right? However,…
There are ways to keep the hackers at bay—for the most part, anyways, since no protection is 100 percent efficient. #1 Password protect. A device lost or stolen puts all your accounts at risk. Even simply placing your devices on your desk, they can be accessed by a nosy spouse, contractor or baby sitter, putting…
You’re not special; a hacker CAN get into your computer or smartphone. Would you know how to clean up this mess? Start by locating the portal through which the hacker got in such as a browser, emal program. Next, disconnect/uninstall this gateway from the Internet so it doesn’t invade other systems. Check for suspicious activity…
The Russians have definitely come…in the world of cybercrime. A Russian ring of hackers has amassed 1.2 billion stolen passwords and usernames involving 400,000 websites. The criminals have also garnered 542 million e-mail addresses. And these Russians didn’t discriminate: Any website they could bust into, they did, ranging from big U.S. companies to little websites—anything.…
See if you’ve been employing the safeguards below to protect your identity while traveling. #1 Put snail mail on hold. Crooks love to scavenge through overflowing mail boxes to seek out personal information to steal an identity. Prevent this by arranging the postal service to put a stop on your mail. #2 Clean up, thin…
The ripple effect continues to haunt Target: It’s expected that seven of its board of directors members may be replaced because they failed to provide effective oversight into the corporation’s data-protection risks. Boards simply need to be more proactive in safeguarding their companies against data breaches. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) prepared a report on the…
