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Parents: The FBI’s Child ID App – Puts Safety in Your Hands

27 September in Personal Safety by admin

Attribution: This blog post comes courtesy of the FBI. The organization has developed and launched a child safety app for parents that can now be used on a wide variety of mobile devices. This free app puts safety in the hands of parents. Read on: A parent's worst nightmare You’re shopping at the mall with your children when one of them suddenly disappears. A quick search of the nearby area is unsuccessful. What do you do? Now there’s a free new tool from the FBI that can help. The FBI...

Ten Tips to Safely Announce a Reduction in Force (RIF)

27 September in Corporate Security by admin

We are closing out 2012 amid financial uncertainty. Our political leaders are trying to reach an agreement to reign in run-away government spending and increase insufficient government revenues and begin to gain control over our ever-growing national debt. We face the very real possibility that the U.S. economy may suffer and potentially drift backward into recession in 2013. Coupled with the unknown impact of the implementation of national health care, our uncertain financial times are causing many businesses both large and small to pare back...

3 Important Tips for Safe Holiday Shopping

27 September in Personal Safety, Travel Safety by admin

With the Holiday Season in full swing, spirits are high, mall parking lots are full, and the streets are congested with shoppers inching their way to retail stores to find that perfect gift. Even with the vast onset of online shoppers, there still exists those incredibly tenacious folks who love to brave the elements, the traffic, and the pushing and shoving that goes with the exhilaration of the holiday retail shopping experience. While shoppers focus on the season, big bargains and discounts - the criminal element...

Internet Scams Target Law Firms: Protecting Your Legal Reputation and Your Bank Account

27 September in Legal Security by admin

Lawyers’ Identities Being Used for Fake Websites and Solicitations It was reported in September 2012, that a scam surfaced in which the identity of a Texas attorney, who had not practiced in years, was used to set up a fake law firm website using the attorney’s maiden name, former office address, and portions of her professional biography. In this same report, other attorneys complained about the theft of their names and professional information to solicit legal work. All attorneys should be on the alert for this...

Cyber Series: Social Networking – Friend or Foe?

27 September in Business Continuity Planning, Personal Safety by admin

In this blog post, Rampart Group will take a look at social networking and how our desire to be transparent and share information can be risky business. We will also look at some common threats and steps we can take to be a responsible social networker. Social networking serves multiple purposes Social networks such as chat rooms, forums, discussion groups, emails and instant messaging all serve as places where we “connect” with others online. Here are some of the benefits: *People “connect” and share information online with great...

Cyber Series: 10 Ways to Improve the Security of a New Computer

27 September in Business Continuity Planning, Corporate Security by admin

A sobering reminder about computer security Computers, laptops, iPads, and mobile devices offer windows to the world. At the same time, the world is looking back at us. We trust our computers with personal information, banking, bill paying, connecting with family, shopping, and surfing the internet. We constantly communicate with family members, friends, business colleagues through emails, text messaging, and social networks. With this ease of use comes great responsibility. Most importantly, we need to keep our information and the information of others safe and secure...