Business Security January 2012 Archive

It's true. One of the world's top security firms was hacked with a pretty lame, thirteen-word phishing email. Social engineering attacks require a relatively low level of technical know how, ... Read More

Preventing internal theft, drug use and workplace violence; these are all valid reasons for using security cameras in the workplace. Such activities can cost your business plenty in terms of ... Read More

The Supreme Court's unanimous decision in the United States v. Jones GPS tracking case has been hailed as a victory by privacy rights advocates. Indeed, the fact that both sides of ... Read More

Video cameras are a staple of business security. Before you begin a surveillance program, however, you need to consider several technical and policy issues. Here are 5 questions that will ... Read More

Recently, a federal judge ordered a woman to decrypt her hard drive or be held in contempt of court. That stirs up some vexing questions about privacy and self-incrimination. And while ... Read More

Sending your bank transactions surfing across the web can be as hazardous as piloting a ship through pirate-infested waters. Here are seven best practices for online banking security. Use a dedicated ... Read More

You should consider Electronic Access Control (EAC) if: you need to know who's been going in and out of your doors; you need to control access based on date and time; you need ... Read More

Security cameras are used for two basic purposes: investigation and deterrence. The images that you collect with your security cameras will most often be used to review a crime or ... Read More

When properly designed, a video surveillance system can deter crime and provide invaluable information after a theft, attack or act of vandalism. But rather than take the time to choose ... Read More