We fit alarms, CCTV & locks to anywhere and anything. Got something you think can’t be secured? Try us. We have secured ancient relics in churches, down to the church organ to prevent people fiddling. We have fitted physical access control to web-based startups. Added CCTV to premises for deterrence and evidence after the fact.
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Apparently, criminal gangs are using ‘secret signs’ to mark targets for burglary and they, stealing the idea from the hobo culture of the USA from years ago. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2412127/The-Da-Pinci-Code-Burglars-use-chalk-markings-outside-homes-help-criminals-target-rich-vulnerable.html I say ‘Apparently’, because, you know, you have to look at the source. But, we also have this report: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2509221/Burglars-target-homes-marked-stickers-scouts-check-streets-easy-targets.html Oh no, all panic, what should we
Chalk & stickers to mark burglary targets . what to do? Read More »
Following on from our last blog post, it might be worth explaining a little about how poor system design compromises security. A well designed security system will be hard to exploit, even with the latest technology. However, short sighted system designers (and by “system” we just mean anything that works with something else) often don’t
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Yes, these days you would think that the internet is no longer the “Wild Frontier” that it once was. The Silk Road is shut down, the Feds are taking over Bitcoin regulation, and the police and tax officials regularly monitor sites like eBay to catch those peddling stolen goods or making huge undeclared incomes. Yet
Tesco are selling lockpicks. WTF?! – Updated Read More »
I ran across some interesting info this evening about the results of statistical analysis on numerical passwords (Personal Identification Numbers, AKA PIN numbers, or, more correctly, just PINs) by Nick Berry, who now works as Facebook’s Data Scientist. The article is well worth a read. http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/september32012/index.html is a direct link. Or, if you prefer, he’s
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(I wrote this in 2007 and found it saved as a draft today. Not much has changed since this was written. The only thing that has gone up is the hold times… Enjoy.) Me, I’m not biased. You come across as stoned, fine, come across as mad, fine. But this guy, he was special. Like
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