Entries by Robert Siciliano

How to protect your Home from Zombies

There’s all sorts of threats out there—including zombies—just waiting to get you. Today’s zombies look like the ones on TV and in the movies but the ones who walk amongst us are often addicted to hardcore drugs like meth amphetamines and other mind/body destroying chemicals. But you can fight the walking dead off with preparedness.…

How to Prepare a Storage Device for Resale

If you want to sell a storage device, first back everything up on it with a flash drive, external drive or automated backup service. For Android or iOS, activate the Google Auto Backup service or Apple’s iCloud. Next, wipe the device. No, not with a rag, but wipe out the data, completely. Reformatting the hard…

How to choose a Video Surveillance System

Selecting a video surveillance system will depend, in part, on the nature of your home: size, layout, number of possible entry points, etc. Before purchasing a video surveillance system, figure out exactly why you need this technology and where you’d like to have the cameras mounted. But one thing’s for sure; no matter how many…

Bankers on the Front lines of Cyber Defense

There was once a time when the only threat to a bank’s security was when that innocent-looking man hands a note to the bank teller that makes her face go ashen. And the only security, save for video surveillance, was the armed guards and the silent alarm that the teller triggers. Nowadays, terms like firewalls,…

Convict heads back to Jail for Burglary

Criminals do what they do because that’s their nature. Once bad, there’s hardly a chance they can be good. Jeffrey L. Patton, 43, said, “I’ve been scared to death of this day right here,” in reference to being put on trial for two unrelated crimes. So Patton pleaded guilty to the two crimes he was…

Healthcare Firm pays Big Bucks for Breach

A data breach can slug below the belt and knock a healthcare business flat on its back, as was the case with Columbia University and the New York and Presbyterian Hospital. They paid a $4.8 million settlement (the biggest HIPAA settlement to date) after the electronic records of 6,800 patients (including vital stats, medications and…

WiFi world wide a Big Security Issue

Do you access your various financial or social media accounts, or other private accounts such as e-mails with your doctor, at public computer stations? At the coffee house or hotel, for instance? Boy, are you ever setting yourself up for cybercrime including identity theft. What usually happens is that the criminals establish Wi-Fi hotspots that…

6 Ways to remove Junk mail forever

If you’re sick of junk mail, stop putting off putting a stop to it, because you can actually make a difference by implementing the following 6 strategies. Though you won’t be able to completely eliminate junk mail, the following approaches will considerably de-clutter your mail box. Get off marketing lists. This is done by having…

Stolen Business Debit Cards at Greater Risk

WE DO NOT SELL DUMPS. DO NOT EMAIL OR CALL US. WE DO NOT SELL DUMPS A debit card from your business, in the virtual hands of a thief, spells a mountain of trouble. The thief can generate a duplicate of your business debit card, then splurge. A “cloned” card can be swiped in a…

Early Detection Will Save Your Life

Early detection. What do these two words bring to your mind? A grain-sized speck on a mammogram? A colonoscopy? How about a house fire? Without early detection of THIS killer…you could, well…DIE. House fires can be detected early with an advanced, well-designed fire alarm system. This will help save not only lives, but valuables, which…