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Security & Safety
Personal and professional security related ideas
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Performing a Risk Analysis
Risk analysis isn’t as cut and dry as one might think. By definition, risk analysis is the process of identifying and analyzing potential issues that could negatively impact key business…
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Teach Your Children to Walk AGAINST Traffic
Recently, I wanted to do an experiment where I would keep track of the number of times I would see someone walk in the same direction as traffic. The plan…
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Security Ignorance – A Cause For Concern?
This week, arguably, one of my biggest clients decided they wanted to pay their entire invoice via credit card instead of the usual check. Thinking that my credit card processing…
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Some Dangers of Social Media Posts
Have you ever given any thought to your social media status updates? Perhaps you should. While no one wants to think about it, you might be putting yourself at risk…
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A Look Inside the Mind of an Active Shooter
In light of recent events, several people have asked me questions regarding mass or active shooter events. I thought I would write an article so that all my readers could…
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Situational Awareness – Tips to Help Maximize Safety
Did you know that there is National Situational Awareness Day? I didn’t. It is observed annually on September 26th. It looks like we just missed it, but the discovery of…
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How Grocery Stores Can Reduce Internal Theft and Grazing
Let’s talk about internal theft and grazing for a moment. Let me start by asking a question. WHEN Exactly is Theft? That is not a typo. Sure… we could ask, “What…
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Browse Anonymously
Do you think you browse anonymously? Think again! Nothing is 100% anonymous or secure these days, but sometimes we want or need a little added protection when we are surfing…
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Secure Your Cell Phone
Whether you are worried about a prying loved one or the NSA, the information on your cell phone can be accessed by a third party. It’s actually quite easy these…
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Rethinking Security Barriers
There are really only two ways to prevent malevolent actions; one is to deter your adversary, and the other is to defeat your adversary. Today we are going to focus…
