These ground-breaking devices are designed to protect their users from a wide range of common security problems like theft, covert surveillance and pure carelessness. From futuristic phones to high tech trackers, these five gadgets will keep their owners safe and sound.

Protecting ourselves online Every time you visit a website on the Internet you leave behind a digital footprint with information about yourself.

The proliferation of lightweight laptops and handheld devices has made browsing the web easier than ever. You can take a seat in the lobby of your hotel and check email while you wait for your room to be ready. You can get some work done in the local coffee shop while you sip your morning… Continue reading How to Keep Your Web Browsing Secret

Most people get a shock when they’re shown just how much sensitive data is stored insecurely on their computers. Naively, many think that a log-on password is sufficient to protect their sensitive data. It’s not. The most obvious reason is that such security is irrelevant if a sensitive document is sent to another person; the… Continue reading Information Rights Management (IRM): The Best Protection for Sensitive Computer Files

Plastic card printing, such as that used for credit cards, often makes use of so-called holograms for security purposes. It’s important to distinguish the pseudo-holograms used on credit cards from “real” holograms that are formed on expensive dot matrix machines or through electron-beam lithography.