Close Protection & Security

11/03/2015

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-hacker-resistant-phone-whose-storage-should-never-run-out/?tag=nl.e101&s_cid=e101&ttag=e101&ftag=TRE684d531

As the Turing Phone nears its launch the device's makers reveal their plans to push forward smartphone capabilities and battery life.

09/25/2015

https://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/Report-identifies-most-hackable-and-least-vulnerable-vehicles/1715-624053-3270.aspx?m=2wP4G%2bLoHSs%3d

By now you heard about hackers being able to take over control of a vehicle... it happened in July on I-64 in St. Louis when hackers, in a planned demonstration took over control of a Jeep Cherokee and safely drove it off the road.Now, analysts...

09/09/2015

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150906-the-best-and-worst-ways-to-spot-a-liar

Forget body language or eye movements. There are much better ways to identify the deceitful, says David Robson.

08/20/2015

http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/08/new-data-uncovers-the-surprising-predictability-of-android-lock-patterns/

Like "p@$$w0rd" and "1234567" many Android patterns are easy to guess.

08/13/2015

http://www.social-engineer.org/about/

What Is Social Engineering? Social Engineering (SE) is a blend of science, psychology and art. While it is amazing and complex, it is also very simple. We define it as, “Any act that influences a person to take an action that may or may not be in their best interest.” We have defined it in Continue…

08/01/2015

http://www.wired.com/2015/07/gadget-hacks-gm-cars-locate-unlock-start/

Hacker Samy Kamkar shows that the problem of internet-connected cars being vulnerable to hacks just keeps getting bigger.

07/30/2015

Whether or not we will GPS track a vehicle has been a regular question lately from potential infidelity clients... The answer is circumstantial.

We will not place a tracking device on any vehicle that the owner or a CO-OWNER has not consented to the tracking.
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07/22/2015

We've posted on this type of hack before. Protection specialists really need to be aware of these potential threats.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-07-21/470000-vehicles-risk-after-hackers-take-control-crash-jeep-cherokee-sofa-10-miles-aw

In what is being called "the first of its kind," Wired.com reports that hackers, using just a laptop and mobile phone, accessed a Jeep Cherokee's on-board systems (via its wireless internet connection), took control and crashed the car into a ditch from 10 miles away sitting on their sofa. As The Te…

06/19/2015

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2015/06/google-chrome-listening-in-to-your-room-shows-the-importance-of-privacy-defense-in-depth/

Yesterday, news broke that Google has been stealth downloading audio listeners onto every computer that runs Chrome, and transmits audio data back to Google.

06/14/2015

Professional protection is ALL about the advance preparations. Security is a proactive endeavor...

02/23/2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNtXjIiJ0PU

Gaving de Becker, the author of The Gift of Fear came to St. Francis College September 17, 2013 to talk about Intuition, Denial and how it impacts on our Sur...

01/12/2015

http://www.vice.com/read/femmes-fatales-0000547-v22n1

Valued as secret weapons, female bodyguards are regarded as innocuous protectors who can disguise themselves as assistants or dance partners.