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Emails can be retracted, although it rarely works, but what about physical media? Hand a sensitive file to the wrong employee and you might find yourself starring at the wrong end of a pink slip. Silver Bullet’s USB drives, and service, are unlike any other flash drive. Each drive, or Ironkey as they’ve called it, is embedded with a ‘phone home’ service named Silver Bullet that enables the master user to remotely manage access.
The IronKey 1GB USB drive is available here for about $65.
[PCMag]
October 2nd, 2008
RFID still isn’t a sound technology, at least from security standpoint, so I’m surprised to see New York state adopting the technology. Fortunately, the NY RFID licenses only contain an encrypted identification number, or so they say, that is apparently intended to expedite border crossing to Canada. The RFID licences cost an extra $30, bringing the total price to $80.
Forget it, I’d rather spend my green backs on strippers and Molson XXX.
[Slipperybrick]
September 17th, 2008
Losing your keys and getting locked out of your house straight up blows. If you live some where remote and cold the experience probably couldn’t be any worse. Or better yet someone is set to meet you at home, but you’re delayed and won’t be able to arrive for hours. In an ideal world, if it’s someone you trust, you’d just let them in, but how?
Schlage is set to introduce a set of locks, called LiNK deadbolts, that connect to your homes WiFi network and enable the homes owner to unlock or lock the door via the Web or cell phone. In addition, the owner can also review entry logs of individuals based on requested entry or pin entered into the included keypad. Each lock and wireless module costs $299. Additional locks can be purchased for $199 and Schlage will charge a ‘product adoption inhibiting’ $12.99 monthly fee.
The locks are expected to be on sale October 2008 at Frys and other major retail outlets.
[Computer World]
September 10th, 2008
D-Link, long time makers of routers, switches, etc, launched their first Internet Surveillance Kit today from the D-Life line of products. It includes one closed circuit camera and two power/network adapaters. Setup is super simple, and accessing the camera’s ‘view’ is as simple as logging into the D-Life website.
At first the two Powerline networking adapters left me scratching my head in wonder, but after reading through eHomeupgrade’s complete article it makes sense (yes, reading a complete article can answer questions). The Powerline adapters not only provide power to the camera(s), but connect the camera to your home’s router via your home’s electrical wiring, provided you plug the Powerline adapters into the same circuit. So in short, the camera sends it’s signal to the attached Powerline adapter, that Powerline adapter then sends its signal through the electrical wiring to the other Powerline adapter which is plugged into your router, which then subsequently uploads the feed to the D-Life website. Got it? Good. So now you can monitor the kids, the babysitter or that rascally dog that likes to pee on the white couch when you’re not home (nod to Sherlock).
The D-Life Internet Surveillance Kit is available right now fomr the D-Link Shop for $500, with the expansion kit starting at $400. Starting later this year you’ll be able to find it at major retailers and e-tailers.
July 15th, 2008
Office Depot has the 2008 McAfee Internet Security Suite FREE after rebate. $69.99 - $20 Instant Savings - $50 Mail in Rebate = $0.00
Features:
- Integrated anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, anti-spam, anti-phishing and backup technologies.
- Spyware protection detects, blocks and removes spyware and adware.
- Do Not Disturb Mode lets you watch movies, slide shows or play games without annoying updates and alerts.
- Backup & Restore saves copies of your valuable files by encrypting and compressing files to CD, DVD or external drive.
- Image Analysis protects your family from potentially offensive content and pictures.
- SystemGuards watches your computer for specific suspicious behaviors.
- X-Ray for Windows detects and kills rootkits and other malicious applications that hide from Windows anti-virus programs.
- SecurityCenter makes it simple to review the PC security status, check for updates and fix potential security issues.
- Network Manager monitors PCs across your network for security weaknesses so you can easily fix any harmful issues easily.
- 24/7 virus and threat protection from McAfee Avert Labs continuously monitors worldwide virus activities and provides immediate anti-virus protection and removal solutions
Buy it: FREE 2008 McAfee Internet Security Suite FREE
See more deals like this here.
May 20th, 2008
Not only is this Electric Outlet Safe completely unassuming, but few criminals will peel back an electrical outlet for fear of electrocution. This mini safe will hold small amounts of cash, jewelry and credit cards, or a large bag of something. You’ll just have to cut a hole in your wall.
Available here for $15.
April 14th, 2008
Have you ever gone running without any pockets? Sucks don’t it, especially if you’ve gotta take your house keys with you. Although I think these shoes are intended for walking only (hence the name), they include a hidden compartment in the left shoe’s midsole for storing keys, credit cards, cash and other similarly sized objects. Apparently the compartment won’t impact support, flexibility or comfort and your credit cards will remain crack free. Reminds me of Kangaroo Sneakers, which featured pockets in the tongue of the shoe.
Available here for $90 in black or white.
March 31st, 2008
The Super Door Stop Alarm sounds a 125db alarm when pressure is applied to the foot pedal like device. Meaning the door would have to open onto it. On the converse, when the alarm is not turned on (total guess) it can act as a ‘door jam’.
Available here for $15.
March 21st, 2008
Not everyone can afford a few hundred dollars worth of gear when it comes to securing the premises. Your next best bet, beyond the sign that reads “this area is under video surveillance” is a fake camera. But not just any camera will fool a perp, that’s why you need The Indoor Dummy Camera. It includes a blinking LED light and pans side to side when it detects motion to fool even the most cunning of criminals. Takes 3 AA batteries.
Available here for $10 - steal!
March 20th, 2008
Although the days of Enron and Worldcom are behind us, the days of cooking the books and paper shredding are far from over. Hence the introduction of Rexel’s Auto+ shredder. This thing destroys up to 500 pages at a time and chews through staples and paper clips. For added security, you know, since you never know when you’ll be shredding evidence, the Auto+ features a password protected door. Pretty much the inverse version of the Ziszor shredder we saw a few weeks ago.
More info here.
March 19th, 2008
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