- What is Your Security Awareness IQ?
The very first question in any situation involves the why. Being aware of the need for security answers that why. Physical property is the first area that should be accounted for as well as a big picture overarching acknowledgement of the systems, processes, and procedures available to that end. This article helps your develop that all-too essential awareness, which precedes the actual purchase of the equipment and training.
- Estate and Mega-Yacht Security Systems and Safe Rooms
Security has a caste system it seems. For those who are not necessarily "high profile" individuals, they may still be vulnerable to threats to their well-being and/or their material possessions as a result of their lifestyles and net worth. With such things such as safe rooms, the well-off have their own class of security products to consider. Here are some of them.
- Hacking Threats and Protective Security
Goes into depth the procedures, processes, regulations, provisions, systems, etc and lack thereof that come into and out of balance on a daily basis, which can result in the compromise of security whether data, physical theft, or personal harm.
- Corporate Security for Your Home Business
Corporate security, whether corporate means a home business or a mega conglomerate, requires protection of two very important things: information and hardware. Regardless of where your business is at, there is a case for securing your assets and proprietary intelligence.
- Security in Todays World
Security has evolved a great deal just two decades ago. Beyond simply securing your home with an alarm/security system and having a few watchdogs in front of your yard or having a few self-defense firearms and cameras, things have gotten much more complicated with the arrival and adoption of the internet into our daily lives, by good people and those with less than good intentions alike. Security as a result has also evolved with these changing times.
- Why Hire a Security Consultant
Security is not something you should brush off easily. It's like having insurance for your car or home for those "in case of" situations. A security consultant can provide a thorough analysis of your security vulnerabilities as well as prescribe a solution and even implement the system for you. The key is to reduce the chance of being the victim of crime as much as possible, and cover up the potential holes and overlooked areas.
- We Know Why You Haven’t Decided Yet To Purchase A Security Product!
In order to make a sound decision for a security product, it is important to at least know the basics of it. An awareness of the systems available is also a beneficial characteristic. Otherwise it is all to easy to put something as important as security to the sidelines.
- Rethinking Workplace Security: How the Rules Have Changed
Delves into the darker side of security in the workplace, from preventing violent intra company acts from disagreements, termination of employment and more. Office Space the movie parodied this, but in reality the dangers are all too real, from arson, sabotage, intimidation, to threats, beatings, and worst of all to murder. This is an extreme case, but has proven time again to have happened and is possible even in the most unlikey of circumstances.
- The Case for Personal, Estate, Corporate and Child Abduction Security in today’s World
serious issues such as child abduction are covered here, and how to prepare and think intelligently about the security of your loved one, yourself, and your possessions in a proactive as opposed to reactive manner.
- Where Does Safety & Security Begin? Security Expert Explains
Discusses security and safety tactics that "mother nature" gave you. The ability to take a stand and communicate using verbal, body, etc tactics can be the most primal security tactic you have at your disposal in the worst case scenario.
- Security Camera System - Buyers Guide
In the constantly shifting and changing regulatory and lifestyle of modern living, how does one know which security camera system to utilize. This primer will help address the many issues in your decision, and also the benefits of modern technology in the context of securing the home or enterprise.
- What to Ask Before You Hire Security Services for Your Business
You think security is just something that affects you? Guess again! Your employees may have something to say (with the help of their lawyer) in case anything ever goes wrong as a matter of your injudicious or carelessness in instilling appropriate layers of security measures to ensure the safety of your staff.
- Why Business Owners Need Security
The theives best weapon? A careless business owner of course! Why hack or break into a high security area when a thief can break into someone's business simply by picking an 18th century lock on the backdoor? Exactly. Don't take security lightly, because the predators know that many of us do!
- Protecting Your Home Both Inside and Out
Security from the inside out- literally. From physical security to emotional, mental, and spiritual. If you are a parent, you have probably wondered at one time or another, what more you can do to protect your children and yourself, not only physically but emotionally, mentally, spiritually etc. From media images and verbal abuse, etc. Security is a catch-all for all these things that affect us negatively in some way.
- Home-Based Business Safety and Security Issues
Home based business, it can be argued (as this article does) requires double the attention in terms of security. Because think about it, if your home and your business are one and the same and there is a security breech, you may lose more than just equipment but also your family may be endangered at the same time. Consider that you are giving out your home address as your business address to clients, vendors, suppliers, and anyone else. You probably will get 2-3 times the spam phone calls. This is a good point to bring out especially since more and more people are opting for home based businesses now given modern conveniences and economic environment.
- Who Has Keys to Your Castle?
Learn about keys and how to protect them and yourself from having to go through the awkward scenario of being locked out of your own home or business.
- Is Your Company Cognizant of the Mail Room Threat?
A link is only as strong as it's weakest link is an appropriate saying that succinctly captures the essence of this article. In your company, security is a 360 degree process. The mail room, is an hotspot in terms of being vulnerable to being compromised security wise. Find out how to prevent breeches via your mail room.
- Home Security – Defend Your Home and Possessions Against Intruders!
According to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics, almost three quarters of all crime is property crime. That means one thing, you should be taking care to secure your home property if not already, and even consider upping the security ante a bit even. If you aren't sure where to start, then consulting with a security consultant may be highly beneficial and save you money down the road.
- Laptop Security -Where’d My Laptop Go?
There's an entire niche within the security industry for the protection of laptop theft-- and for good reason. Well over 400,000 laptops are stolen or get lsot each year with the untold losses coming from the data on those laptops that depending on whether they have been backed up or not, would be lost forever which would outweight the cost of the laptop itself.
- Alarm Controls are the Brain of your Security System, Use Yours When Choosing One
Delves into the central interface whereby you control your security system. The quality of this control panel and it's extensions are critical to the overall success of a security implementation.
- Home Security System, You Are A winner
Why you can't lose with a home security system.
- Laptop Computer Security - How Safe Is Your Notebook?
Some practical and effective ways to prevent laptop theft, and also how to protect your data in the case that your laptop is stolen.
- Home Security After An Earthquake
Earthquakes present unique challenges and damages to your property and even place your life in danger. So how does one protect him/herself from this most catastrophic of natural disasters?
- Security Alarm System Motion Detectors
A primer on security motion detectors in the context and framework of the overally security system. Also provides tips on how to best leverage the use of motion detectors and avoid potential pitfalls with their application.
- Security Release: Important Tips For Your Vehicle
With so many cars on the street, it's relatively simple for a thief to find one that is comparably less protected-- making it a much more favorable target. Make sure that you're car isn't one of these attractive prey for these predators. Also be ware of leaving expensive items in the car. Beyond the obvious here are some more tips to reduce the chance of vehicle theft.
- The Permissive Environment is the Suspect
A not-so-gentle treatise on the permissive environment can lead to breakouts of ugliness in the form of flaming wars, and worse, acts of violence. This has more to do with the overall culture of the corporate environment as well as security policies and procedures as opposed to physical security systems. However that isn't to say that the permissive environment isn't just as dangerous to the well-being of people.
- Key Control – Who Has the Keys to Your Kingdom?
Keys may be small in stature, but placed in the wrong hands can pretty much compromise anything you can think of, from private manager's files, to sensitive documents, to outright equipment theft, vandalism, and the list goes on. And it can be someone you trust implicitly who does it too.
- Diamonds, and Gemstones
For the ladies and playas out there, you need to get your ice on lock down. Worry not because there's plenty of options to guard your bling giving you peace of mind like I-Ching. Pearls too, and most of the softer 'Organic' gemstones like Coral or Ivory or Amber will all be damaged by this process. Here are some preventive measures to thwart thieves from stealing your gems, and diamonds, etc.
- Avoiding Pickpockets
The of pickpocketing hasn't really evolved since the time of Oliver Twist, yet it still remains one of the most effective and common ways in which thieves make a quick catch. They may even do it with you full on knowing they are in front of you, engaged in a conversation even, with a smile and outstretched arms. Here is an interesting article on the mentality and how to avoid being a hapless victim of pickpocketing.
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