Have you ever had your smartphone snatched by a thief? It's happening more and more in subways and street corners everywhere. Sometimes you get so absorbed in what you're doing on your phone that you ignore your surroundings and fail to see the guy in the hoodie who is about to yank your phone from your hand.

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Wouldn't it be great if you could make the data on your iPhone self-destruct should it fall into the wrong hands? While you can't make it physically explode like in the Mission Impossible movies, you can achieve the end result of having your data wiped out so the bad guys can't get it.

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If you still have a landline in your home, then you likely also have a cordless phone connected to it because, let's face it, no one likes tripping over phone cords.

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Social engineering attacks perpetrated by hackers such as Kevin Mitnik often succeed because many people have trouble detecting deception. Can someone be taught to spot a lie?

In this week's featured article, we attempt to answer the question above by reviewing Dr. Paul Ekman's Micro-expression Training Course. The course, named METT Advanced, costs $69 and focuses on teaching how to detect what people are truly feeling by reading their micro-expressions. Check out my review of Dr. Ekman's course in the link above to see if his stuff is for real or just pop-psychology mumbo jumbo.

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For some reason, a lot of folks believe that Apple Macs are naturally immune to viruses and malware. Many people don't even bother to install anti-virus software on their Macs because they don't feel like the threat level is high enough to warrant it.

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This week we review the McGruff SafeGuard Browser for iPad. This browser features the ability to add some much needed parental controls to your child's internet browsing on the iPad.

Check out our full review...

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Did you just receive a bill for $250 dollars worth of in-app purchases form the iTunes App Store? If so, you might want to read our article on The Dangers of Kids and In-App Purchases.

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Have you ever heard of the CISSP certification? The Certified Information Systems Security Professional is considered the 'Gold Standard' when it comes to personal certifications in the field of information security.

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Have you recently received a call from someone and your Caller ID read "MICROSOFT SUPPORT" ? There is a huge international scam called the Ammyy Scam going around that millions of innocent people are falling for and allowing scammers access to their computers and their credit card information.

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I had the privilege of being a guest on the Computer America radio show this past Thursday. Computer America is the longest-running nationally syndicated radio show (in the US) about computers and technology.

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This week we take an in-depth look at Foscam Surveillance Pro for iPhone, a solid performing IP security camera viewing app.

Foscam Surveillance Pro is an essential part of my DIY iPhone Security Camera setup. I use this app to view the feeds from my Foscam security cameras to see what's going on at the house. I've even got one camera set up as a pet cam to keep an eye on our dogs while they destroy our home.

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This week we discuss encryption. I can see some of your eyes beginning to glaze over, relax, we're going to make it fun.

Check out this week's featured article: Encryption 101: A hands-on approach for those of us who aren't good at math. We'll look at a free tool that will let you learn about encryption while you try your hand at codebreaking. Who knows, you might even crack one of the great unsolved ciphers that researchers have been toiling over for years.

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This week we discuss encryption. I can see some of your eyes beginning to glaze over, relax, we're going to make it fun.

Check out this week's featured article: Encryption 101: A hands-on approach for those of us who aren't good at math. We'll look at a free tool that will let you learn about encryption while you try your hand at codebreaking. Who knows, you might even crack one of the great unsolved ciphers that researchers have been toiling over for years.

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It's almost Valentine's Day and love is in the air. This week's featured article is on Hacker Turn-ons and Turn-offs.

Whether you're trying to attract a hacker or drive one away, check out the link above for some tips that might help you in your quest.

The insider threat is alive and well these days as illustrated by the recent Wikileaks scandal. Traditional information security focuses on keeping people out with firewalls and such, but what about the bad guy that's already behind your firewall? How do you protect your system and data from the insider who works right along side you and is looking to steal from your company or leak data to sites like Wikileaks?

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A few months ago I did a review of the state-of-the-art 2GiG Go!Control home alarm system. This week I review the Alarm.com Interactive Alarm Monitoring service that is often paired with the 2GiG system.

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When does sharing on Facebook become oversharing, and when does oversharing become a personal safety risk? We attempt to answer both of these questions in this week's featured article: The Dangers of Facebook Oversharing.

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