Top Personal Safety And Security Tips

Reveal sensitive data (when appropriate) on outbound calls, not inbound calls.

Never disclose sensitive information about calls that were placed to you. If you get a call from your credit card issuer or bank about possible fraud on your account, by way of example, hang up and call back in the official telephone number published on the back of the relevant card. Never provide information to someone who called you - that party may not be who he or she claims to be.

In emergency situations use flashlights for light - not candles.

Do not use candles for light during power failures caused by wind-related weather states (e.g., hurricanes) until after the adverse weather has passed. Aside from the fact that candles may be harmful in general (particularly if there are kids in the home and/or when the candles are carried around when walking through the house), strong winds may hurl things through windows - creating scenarios where candles are vulnerable to wind that can knock them over and begin a dangerous fire.

Do not let anyone see you enter sensitive information to a computerized apparatus.

With cameras omnipresent, it is very important to block people's opinion of your hand when entering PIN numbers, passwords, alarm codes, your children's carpool pickup times, etc.. Remember, high-resolution cameras which can see clearly from far away are now widely available - you may not even see a camera that is recording you.

Enable remote wipe for your smartphone.

If it is stolen, you wish to be certain that any sensitive information on your telephone - from that, for example, your children's programs may be able to be determined - is eradicated.

Cover cameras.

Cover the cameras in smartphones, laptops, tablets, smart televisions, etc., when you wish to be certain it's not possible for them to record you. Left uncovered they could set you without your knowing. Bear in mind that microphones may also be actuated by malware.

Lock up harmful drugs that are candidates for misuse.

If you have such prescription medications at home don't store them in medicine cabinets which are available by visitors or anywhere else where visitors may encounter them. You do not know the private demons of everyone who visits your home - many people suffer from dependency issues; the same may even hold true for the other occupants of your house.