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Potential Internet Security Threat with your Home Gadgets

Infoworld and TechHive have recently reported on the potential security risks of ‘smart’ homes. Homes that have many electrical remote control devices such as automatic light switches, door openers, software to restock your fridge, music playing devices etc all rely on an internet connection to manage these tasks. As well as a complicated internal wiring circuit. Other […]

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The average burglar takes 13 seconds to break into a property

Infographic: Latest Burglary Hotspot Figures Released

Last month Money Supermarket released their annual figures for burglary occurrences within different postcode areas. The data is based on claims for the two years to 30th November 2014 and over 2.6 million quotes were analysed to determine the final figures. Of the top ten areas with the highest number of burglary claims, seven were within the Greater London area. Six of

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Your Security Cameras Are Private? Maybe Not!

Network World and Mashable have both recently published articles regarding the security risk of having CCTV systems installed at home or work and not changing the default password. Many  internet connected security cameras have IP addresses that are rather generic, or offer administration access from easily entered websites. Therefore anybody wanting to manage, control and ultimately

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