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The Threat to Privacy by GSM Technology
By Nicola Brown · 12 years ago
The technology used in mobile phones is increasingly finding its way into eavesdropping devices. The use of bugs based on mobile phone technology (GSM) allows spies to monitor private conversations from anywhere in the world. ...
Is Your Business Leaking Its Secrets?
By Nicola Brown · 12 years ago
Collecting intelligence about competitors is a regular part of any organisation's operations. Knowing how competitors are operating and their plans for the future play an important part in long-term business strategies.
Most competitor intelligence is ...
Easy Easter Activities for Kids
By Nicola Brown · 12 years ago
Stuck for things to do over Easter? How about keeping the kids amused and away from the Xbox with some traditional Easter activities. They are all really simple to do, great fun for all ages ...
What To Do In Bermuda
By Nicola Brown · 12 years ago
All the best things come in small packages, and this is certainly true of the tiny Island of Bermuda. Being just under 21 square miles it's amazing how you can fill a visit to Bermuda ...
Tee Time in Bermuda
By Nicola Brown · 13 years ago
Whilst Bermuda has much to offer visitors, it is perhaps the golf courses that prove the biggest draw. Not only does it boast 9 first class courses packed into the 22 square miles of the ...
It's not just the boardroom where you are being bugged
By Nicola Brown · 13 years ago
Quite sensibly, most of us would think that business related premises are where spies would plant bugging equipment to capture confidential conversations and infiltrate communication networks.
Whilst corporate offices, boardrooms, internal telephone systems, mobile phones ...
Protecting Your Business Assets From Corporate Espionage
By Nicola Brown · 13 years ago
At the best of times corporate espionage is a highly destructive, illegal activity. What makes it worse is that during unstable economic times corporate espionage increases as firms compete ever harder to survive.
Corporations can ...
Discover the Beauty of Lake Como
By Nicola Brown · 13 years ago
Lake Como's stunning natural beauty and connections with the rich and famous have made it a popular luxury holiday destination since the Roman times. From Pliny the Younger to Lord Byron and Verdi and more ...
Mobile Phone Forensics
By Nicola Brown · 13 years ago
Developments in mobile devices just don't seem to slow down. From the early days of large mobile handsets being used for the sole purpose of making a call, through to the ever decreasing size of ...
GSM Bug and Mobile Phone Detection and Location
By Nicola Brown · 13 years ago
Tracking and blocking illicit mobile phone use in restricted areas is an ongoing task for many working in industries such as defence, national security and prisons. The need to keep mobile phones out of restricted ...
Bermuda - The Pink Sand Paradise
By Nicola Brown · 13 years ago
The sub tropical island of Bermuda is a real draw for sun lovers. It boasts some of the world's most truly stunning beaches. Whether you are looking for sweeping stretches of clean unspoiled sand, secluded ...
Keeping Safe When Shopping On-Line
By Nicola Brown · 13 years ago
With 162.6 million credit and debit cards in issue in the UK in 2009 (The UK Cards Association) you may be surprised to hear that overall instances of card fraud are actually decreasing. Card fraud ...
Developing a Risk Management Policy
By Nicola Brown · 14 years ago
All organisations aim to run risk free operations, however the truth is that no matter how careful they are there is always a danger of exposure to unexpected and unplanned for threats.
Implementing a risk ...
Choosing a Solar Panel Installer
By Nicola Brown · 14 years ago
Installing solar panels yourself is one way to keep overall costs down. However, there are dangers to adopting a DIY approach to solar panel installation.
Here are just three considerations to bear in mind before ...
Detecting GSM Bugs
By Nicola Brown · 14 years ago
Whilst the growth and advances in the mobile telephone infrastructure has brought untold benefits, it has also brought an increased threat of eavesdropping on private and confidential conversations through the use of Global Systems for ...
Solar Water Heating for Swimming Pools
By Nicola Brown · 14 years ago
Those lucky enough to own swimming pools will know of the many joys they bring. However, they will also be well aware of the fact that their pools are also big energy users. Over the ...
Solar Water Heating - Not Just For Homes
By Nicola Brown · 14 years ago
Solar thermal systems are mainly used for the provision of standard domestic hot water. A solar water heating system is an energy efficient way to provide domestic homes with up to 70% of their hot ...
Solar Water Heating Systems
By Nicola Brown · 14 years ago
In a time when energy costs are rising and climate change is evident, taking action to become self sufficient and produce your own energy is a great way of combating both problems. A popular way ...