With nearly every home in the world now possessing a computer, who can be 100% sure they are exempt from online criminal activity? As a home owner you can physically install home alarms which will alert you that someone is attempting to gain access to your home, driveway alarms which will alert you that someone is approaching your property, CCTV and door chains these are all designed to deter and prevent your home from becoming a target for thieves.

The number of people now using social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Bebo has increased to well over two billion people worldwide, and, with some encouraging people to install applications such as games, fun surveys and chat platforms this has now become the perfect vector for cyber-criminals to gain entry to information within your computer. So as you sit in your home chatting to your mates on any number of social networking sites, cyber criminals are busy hacking into your personal information. However its not just in chat and game platforms, Social sites such as Twitter which encourage the use of shortened URLs with services such as tinyurl.com and bit.ly which again makes it easier to mask the true identity of the URL that you are asked to click.
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In today’s society we can never be too careful, with opportunistic theft and snatch and grab on the increase we have to protect ourselves and our possessions, whether it be with personal alarms or CCTV. We are always looking for new ways to fight crime whether it be through the local police, private companies or facebook. Yes, that’s right Facebook!
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While Britain has the largest numbers of CCTV cameras in the World, 1 camera to every 12 people, do they really stop crime from happening? A recent study carried out, states that in some cities the crime rate has actually risen. Outside the criminal justice system, CCTV is the most heavily funded crime prevention system where spending is around £500 million of the tax payers money.
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On the 20th of January 2009, America will come to a stand still as Barack Obama’s inauguration as the next President of the United States takes place. One thing is for sure, it will be a security nightmare to manage. Normally, an inauguration of a new president is considered a National Special Security Event, which means the Secret Service is in charge of the countries security for that day. However, given the circumstances, as America makes history by electing its first black president, the country will be under the control of the Secret Service for 4 days.

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