Author Archive for Eric Osuna
Eric earned his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature in 2009, and most recently performed various internships within the entertainment industry. He now functions as a Media Developer for Security World News.
Basement Living?
Basement apartments look kind of cool, don’t they? We see them on TV all the time, usually somewhere in some inner-city setting like New York. And while images of basement apartments rarely conjure feelings of luxury, there’s something about the grittiness of a below street level apartment that comes off as somewhat romanticized and attractive. Maybe it’s the hip young poet within all of us that finds something just ‘too cool’ about these nonconformist, dare-to-be-different little quarters. Not to mention they’re always—yes, always—cheaper than your average apartment; usually drastically so.
Guess What? Men Get Sexually Harassed Too!
Sexual harassment is by no means a new epidemic in this country. For decades, women have been victimized in the workplace by their male superiors, often winning large settlements in court as a result. Statistics show that sexual-harassment within the workplace is by no means dwindling, with a recent telephone poll conducted by Louis Harris [...]
Stalkers & How to Deal
The Supplemental Victimization Survey (SVS), which was conducted by The U.S. Department of Justice, defines stalking “as a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear,” and identifies seven types of behaviors associated with stalking: 1. making unwanted phone calls 2. sending unsolicited or unwanted letters [...]
Your Password Can Make All the Difference
With hundreds of millions of people on the web, it’s easy for many of us to buy into our own obscurity and assume we’d never be interesting enough to be targeted by would-be hackers and thieves. After all, most of us don’t have millions in our bank accounts, executive positions in multinational corporations, or even [...]
Tips for Surviving a Home Invasion
The term “home invasion” has a broad definition, but usually involves a home intruder who is intent on robbing the home and usually performs acts of violence on those inside (whether premeditated or incidental). Because it is not technically a specific crime in the United States, however, people never face a conviction of “home invasion,” [...]
So You Have A Nice Garage—Protect It!
Gone are the days when the home garage merely housed the family station wagon. The modern man prides himself on his garage and has even made it his men-only safe haven, existing out of reach from the decorating-monopoly wielded by wives within the house proper. A recent visit to my brother’s garage left me awestruck—plasma [...]
High-Rise Security
These days, high-rise buildings have a reputation for luxury, and those like The John Hancock Center in Chicago, which is currently the tallest high-rise apartment building standing at 1,100 feet with 100 whole stories, certainly live up to that reputation. The views overlooking Chicago’s famed Gold Coast area comes with a pretty hefty price-tag, and [...]
Choosing the Right Neighborhood
Home security is an oft discussed topic, and the benefits of alarm systems, motion sensors and surveillance cameras in and around our homes or businesses are well known. But how do you ensure personal safety when you’re relying on the security precautions administered by somebody else?
Cruisin’ to Safety
So you’ve taken every precaution to ensure that your family is safe from unwanted intruders. You’ve got the state of the art alarm system, motion sensors, panic buttons, driveway lights, and even mace next to your bed to keep you and your family feeling secure whether you’re home or leaving your house unattended. And the [...]
Preventing False Alarms
Security alarm systems are the most effective way to keep unwanted intruders from entering your home, but even the most high-tech systems are not without their flaws. False alarms are a growing problem across the country, and police departments are reporting staggering figures that reveal the frequency of false alarms throughout the year, as well [...]