What should you do if you come home to find it’s been ransacked? Don’t panic; be organized and strategic. There are three main actions you should take, in the following order: Report and check Clean up Plan ahead Report the crime and check the home Your goal here is safety first and then catching the…
Target continues to be tangled up in chains due to its December 2013 data breach that current estimates say affected 110 million customers. Target is known as proficient and prolific in the use of mobile devices and other means for collecting consumer data. This proficiency has backfired, resulting in the retail giant struggling to regain…
What a steal: You can purchase a U.S. stolen identity for $25, and an overseas one for $40. Cybercrime is booming. Cybercriminals are competing even against each other. Data theft is becoming increasingly easier, with more and more people gaining entry into this realm. It’s no longer for the elite. Hiring someone to perform a…
Should victims of a data breach be notified? This situation can be confusing due to various state laws. Certain issues must be considered, including differences among state laws. Differences include what exactly defines personally identifiable information; which agency (e.g., law enforcement, credit reporting) should be alerted; when victims should be notified; and what the notification…
CO Alarms do save Lives What you can’t see or smell can kill you. Many CO deaths could have been prevented with an alarm. How is CO dangerous? CO gas robs your blood of oxygen, slowly (at lower levels) or quickly (at high levels), choking off your air supply. A low-level leak can leave you…
Burglars would rather keep their dirty little secrets to themselves. But today, Schlage, makers of the grade one Touchscreen Deadbolt, and I are revealing what they don’t want you to know. Burglars have jobs too. Your burglar was already in your house. He was there recently to repair the furnace, deliver the new flat screen…
Deadbolt technology just gets smarter and smarter. There are now electronic deadbolts that can be manipulated with an integrated keypad, a smartphone or opened with a key. After all, relying on the traditional key can be a nuisance, for obvious reasons. The Camelot Style deadbolt from Schlage offers the latest technology. The device can be…
The Internet of Things—IoT—is a formal term referring to distinctly identifiable objects (cars, kitchen appliances, smartphones) and their cyber-representations on the Internet. By 2020, it’s projected by at least one expert that there will be over 30 billion “things” represented virtually. All of this gives rise to increased security risk that seems almost paranormal. The…
A public cloud service can bring on five risks to a business. Here they are, and their solutions. The three A’s: authentication, authorization, access control. Here are some questions to ponder about a cloud service: How often does it clean up dormant accounts? What kind of authentication is necessary for a privileged user? Who can…
Being stuck at an airport due to winter weather can be a real downer, but with an assortment of devices, apps and other instruments for connecting to the world, you can make that down time pass in a jiffy. With today’s technology, gone are the days where you nearly go bonkers doing endless crossword puzzles…
