Here are a set of Locksmith Training Basic Videos. Even if you are not thinking about practicing for a locksmith, it is good information under your belt, how the fanciest locks can be opened. It goes to show that layering your security makes sense, with multiple different security techniques such as alarms, music and so forth to give the illusion you are home. Check these videos out. (Read More.....)
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Simple Protection? Create the illusion you are home. Should you discontinue your news paper while you are out? Good question. You should get a neighbour to take in your mail and newspapers. You never know who you are giving the "suspensions of service "to... You would be the easiest target. Check out this video below. 
Most common means of breaking into homes is simply by kicking in the door. Most doorframes are made of 1 inch pine which saves the contractor money. Multiple locks and bracing under the molding will make it much more difficult to enter by breaking down the door, but still if your door is pretty flimsy, it will be relitively easy to put a sledge hammer through your door, and gain entry. 
How many times do we fool ourselves to think that locking just the top lock is enough. Have you ever had a locksmith open your front door when you have been locked out? I have, and it takes just moments for these professionals to get into your home. Lets face it, our economy is still relitivly good, where people have enough money to buy the necessities in their life. However, there will come a day when people will be out of work, and won't have enough food, and their morals will be put aside where things they once did will enter their minds. While times are good, lets get into good habits. Change today, lock your dead bolt. 
Tasers can be an extremely useful non-lethal personal security device, but they always must be used with extreme caution. The truth is that a taser is a very powerful weapon. But if you are faced with being raped or mugged or your home has been invaded, there are very few alternatives that are more effective for defending yourself. So just what is a taser? A taser is an "electroshock weapon" that utilizes electricity to disrupt voluntary control of the victim's muscles. Many police departments and law enforcement agencies are starting to use tasers because they see it as a more acceptable alternative to shooting someone. 
U.S. intelligence agencies are being accused of deliberately spying on the emails of American citizens, including those of former president Bill Clinton. Details are now emerging about a colossal "big brother" database system that scans millions of American email messages. The truth is that if we all knew the level to which our privacy is being violated by the government most of us would be absolutely horrified. The database system is know by the code name Pinwale, and it is utilized by the National Security Agency to intercept and examine massive amounts of email that pass through U.S. telecommunications networks. 
There was a story that has virtually disappeared from the Internet involving Norton and a software update that is installed sending off their customers personal information to a remote location. Possibly it was true, possibly it was not. We came across a computer forum that has debated the issue. Here is the story - There has been a lot of controversy over a program called pifts.exe that is bundled with Norton products. This program is said to connect to stats.norton.com and send information from your computer to a remote site. What makes it even more strange is that any topics created to discuss this program in the Norton community forums have been erased. Due to this programs behavior, and Norton's strange activity, a lot of theories have been popping up from data being sent to Africa to NSA snooping. Read the rest of the dialogue 
Nothing can guarantee your computer's security 100 per cent, but there are measures you can take yourself to protect you from predators from stealing your information or monitoring your every move. There are viruses, Trojan horses and worms out there that change day to day. One of the biggest mistakes people can make after installing an anti-virus software is assuming their computer is now safe. An outdated anti-virus is no protection at all. The program has to be updated so that it can recognize new variants of existing viruses. You can configure your anti-virus software to boot automatically on start-up and run at all times. We give you some tips to stay protected