Archive for May, 2010
Mothers Day
Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs, since the payment is pure love.HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! Recently the world celebrated Mother’s Day. It is celebrated on the second Sunday of May each year. Children all over the world express love for their mothers in a special way on this special day. Mothers after [...]
Harmful effects of Spyware
Spyware is a term that refers to unwanted software or malware that runs on the computer without the user’s knowledge and in the process assimilates little bits of information besides secretly monitoring the user’s computing habits. Spywares are designed to cater to a wide array of uses including keeping track of the user’s internet surfing [...]
How safe are women in Afghanistan?
The war on terror was undertaken with a view to improve the total security scenario in the then-Taliban-occupied Afghanistan. Questions have been raised as to the degree of success achieved by this war, and it is evident that it has been a total failure in improving the condition of women’s safety. The Womankind Worldwide organisation [...]
Is your Security Department having trouble becoming accredited?
MAKING YOUR SECURITY PROGRAM A BEST SELLER You are the only Bible some people read. How does this old Country Preacher’s cliché’ apply to today’s complex security environment? Simply stated, you and the other members of your Security Department are probably the only Security Manual, many employees in your organization will ever read. All successful [...]
Is your security a necessary evil ?
OVERCOMING THE GLASS HOUSE EFFECT People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. If you are like most Americans, you probably grew up with this old cliché’ firmly planted in your heart, by your parents. Well, this old saying certainly rings true for your corporate security department. Traditionally, from managements point of view, corporate security has [...]
You’re Only As Good As The People You Hire
So, how’s your Security/Safety hiring working for you? Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s Restaurants, often would say, “None of us is as good as all of us”. Kroc understood that his growing company could only be successful if it had the support and the dedication of its workers behind it. The same holds true, in [...]
Security at the cost of privacy
The entire United States polity has been calling for a strengthening of internal security measures. The recent car bomb attacks by a naturalized United States citizen has send shock waves throughout the nation and people have become concerned about the security set up. The officials at the Home Land security department have been forced to [...]
Identity Theft
With the invention of the computer, life and technology have never remained separate entities. A separate cyber world has come to coexist, where we live and interact with other people. And with the cyber world, new kinds of crime have come into existence, just as a new invention in science must have a negative side [...]
10 ways to avoid Identity Theft
10 ways to avoid Identity Theft Identity Theft is a situation where one uses another person’s identity to his advantage for various reasons, most of which are harmful for the person being used. It can be a form of fraud where one pretends to be another person in order to get services, goods, and money [...]
Terror in Afghanistan
It has been almost 9 years now since the day that changed the terror caused by the word ‘terrorism’ – September 11. The world has since witnessed a prolonged war on terror, starting with the nest of this terrorism – Afghanistan. But even today, terror rises and brews in Afghanistan. After the siege on Iraq, [...]
Marjah – Bubble of Hope
In February the United States led coalition of NATO forces won the city of Marjah from the Taliban. Marjah was the economic capital of the Taliban, the place from where they controlled their drug trade. Now the United States security forces are planning an operation to take control of Kandahar. General McChrystal who leads the NATO [...]
U.S. Census Workers have it Tough
Census workers going door-to-door across America have it tough. In Texas, KCEN-TV interviewed Sherri Chesney of Houston who says she thought census work would be fun, but it certainly is not.
Benefits of Office Surveillance
Today it is not only homes that are making use of the surveillance system. It is also now being adopted by thousands of offices, buildings, as well as establishments all over the world, primarily because of the following benefits: 1. It safeguards the office and its people. Though a lot of people are having doubts [...]
Best Self-defense Techniques to Learn
In 2002, there are over 11 million crimes committed in the United States. Although the figures have dwindled, especially in some types of crimes and states like Maryland, it does not completely change the scenario: everyone can be a potential victim. There is really no assurance that you will never find yourself in a compromising [...]
Charming but Tricky Security Cameras
The last word that you will ever associate with security cameras will be “charming.” However, you will find that there are actually too many cutesy ones out there that you can hardly believe that they are actually spy gadgets. Take a look at some of them: K-TB300 Teddy Bear Camera The teddy bear resembles the [...]