What is identity theft?
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information, such as your name, Social Security number, or credit card number, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes.
The FTC estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year. In fact, you or someone you know may have experienced some form of identity theft. The crime takes many forms. Identity thieves may rent an apartment, obtain a credit card, or …
We have added more safety tips on our website. Most of the tips are simple, practical, do-it-yourself tasks that will enhance your safety and give you the peace of mind you deserve.
The Safety Tips are free, can be downloaded, printed and shared with your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, referral partners, clients…we want to help everyone stay safe!
We will be adding more Safety Tips on a wide variety of topics in the coming weeks and months, so check back …
Did you know that a burglar will spend 45 minutes deciding which home to break-in to, but only 3 minutes actually burglarizing a home. Want to prevent your home from becoming a target? Is so, you need to make your house less attractive to a thief. Why? A criminal looks for homes that are ‘easy scores’. Remember, they only spend 3 minutes in a home – they are looking for fast, easy and undetected entry and exit. Below is …
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a risky option for home security. Traditionally, burglar and fire alarm signals are transmitted from your home or business to a central monitoring station, like the one at Monitronics, over landlines. In many homes and businesses VoIP systems are becoming a substitute for the traditional land line systems. VoIP is a technology that converts your analog voice into a digital signal that then travels over the Internet using …
If you honestly think you’re going to get adequate security protection for “free”, you’re going to be greatly disappointed.
