Protecting human assets (Pt. 1): Phones for Kids

Protecting human assets (Pt. 1): Phones for Kids

Part 1 of a 2 Part Series Safeguarding Kids Each month in this column, we explore ways to safeguard things that are important to you: your assets. Usually, we focus on intangible assets like your credit card number, your identity and company trade secrets. But when...
A laptop with company data is stolen. Now what?

A laptop with company data is stolen. Now what?

My client was in a panic. It was a Friday and I had just wrapped up a case when the phone rang. “I need to get my laptop back,” he said, conversational formalities left at a minimum. “It has everything. All my company files, all my passwords. Everything.” The man’s...
Arming your home with security cameras is easy today

Arming your home with security cameras is easy today

Security is a difficult product to sell. Like insurance, it never seems necessary on a good day. Until a driver gets t-boned in the middle of an intersection, the last thing on the driver’s mind is whether or not she has the right kind of coverage. As a security...
Use these three tricks to search a name (like yours) online

Use these three tricks to search a name (like yours) online

“I Googled his name but I didn’t find anything.” As a professional investigator, I’ve heard this phrase thousands of times. There are a number of reasons why a person will turn to a search engine with a name. Perhaps you want to know a little...